Definitions for: Cocklebur


[n] burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
[n] any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs



Webster (1913) Definition: Coc"kle*bur`, n. (Bot.)
A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit;
one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called
also clotbur.

Synonyms: Arctium lappa, cockleburr, great burdock, greater burdock

See Also: burdock, clotbur, genus Xanthium, weed, Xanthium

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