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clotbur

clotbur noun: the burdock.

Noun

clotbur (plural clotburs)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) The burdock.
    • a weed with large leaves and burs somewhat like those of the burdock or clotbur1879, Richard Chandler Alexander Prior, On the popular names of British plants
  2. (US) The cocklebur.
    Synonyms:
    sea burdock

Synonyms of clotbur

Forms of clotbur

pluralclotburs
alternative formclotebur

Origin of clotbur

From clote + burr. Compare clitbur.

Questions about clotbur

What does clotbur mean?
Clotbur means the burdock.
What part of speech is clotbur?
Clotbur is a noun.
What is the plural of clotbur?
The plural of clotbur is clotburs.

Words near clotbur in the dictionary

  1. closylates
  2. clot
  3. clot retraction time
  4. clot shot
  5. clot shots
  6. clotbur
  7. clotburs
  8. clote
  9. cloth
  10. cloth cap
  11. cloth caps

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