- bur|seed
- bur|seed «BUR SEED», noun.a troublesome European weed, a stickseed, naturalized in the United States.
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Seed dispersal — is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. Plants have limited mobility and consequently rely upon a variety of dispersal vectors to transport their propagules, including both abiotic and biotic vectors. Seeds can be… … Wikipedia
Bur — Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bur oak — Bur Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bur reed — Bur Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bur — bur, burr Bur is recommended for ‘a clinging seed vessel or catkin’ and burr for ‘a rough edge’ and associated meanings … Modern English usage
bur — prickly seed vessel of some plants, c.1300, burre, from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Dan. borre, Swed. hard borre, O.N. burst bristle ), from PIE *bhars (see BRISTLE (Cf. bristle)). Transferred 1610s to rough edge on metal, which may have been the… … Etymology dictionary
Bur oak — Taxobox name = Bur Oak status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px image caption = Bur Oak leaves and acorn regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Quercus sectio … Wikipedia
seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… … Universalium
seed vessel — noun the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary • Syn: ↑pericarp • Hypernyms: ↑covering, ↑natural covering, ↑cover • Hyponyms: ↑epicarp, ↑exocarp … Useful english dictionary
bur — n. (also burr) 1 a a prickly clinging seed case or flower head. b any plant producing these. 2 a person hard to shake off. 3 = BURR n. 2. Phrases and idioms: bur oak a N. American oak, Quercus macrocarpa with large fringed acorn cups. Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
