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burdock

/ˈbɜːdɒk/US/ˈbɝːdɑːk/

burdock noun: any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

burdock: any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
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Noun

burdock (plural burdocks)

  1. Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
    • Your love is like a studded leather headlock
      Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain
      You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock
      And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade2011, Alex Turner, “Suck It And See”, in Suck It And See, performed by Arctic Monkeys
    Synonyms:
    gobo

burdock meaning in Tamil, Persian and Vietnamese

burdock in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

burdock in Persian

any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
باباآدم bâbâdam

burdock in Vietnamese

any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
ngưu bàng

Synonyms of burdock

Forms of burdock

pluralburdocks

Origin of burdock

From Middle English *bury dokke (attested as plural bury dokkis), equivalent to bur(ry) + dock.

Words formed from burdock

Questions about burdock

What does burdock mean?
Burdock means any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
What is burdock in Tamil?
Burdock in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Burdock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is burdock?
Burdock is a noun.
How do you pronounce burdock?
Burdock is pronounced /ˈbɜːdɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of burdock?
The plural of burdock is burdocks.

Words near burdock in the dictionary

  1. Burditt
  2. Burditts
  3. burdizzo
  4. burdizzos
  5. Burdo
  6. burdock
  7. burdocks
  8. burdon
  9. Burdon's Hotel
  10. burdons
  11. Burdos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burdock (page history and authors); burdock (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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