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cocklebur

cocklebur noun: any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.

cocklebur: any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit
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Noun

cocklebur (plural cockleburs)

  1. Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.
    • Fig. 1.—Spiculated pollens of ragweeds (ambrosias) low in protein. […] In the cocklebur (Xanthium americanum) and the rough wild elder (Iva ciliata), the spicules are shorter, being 0.7 and 0.5 microns, and the reaction is proportionately less active than with the ragweeds (ambrosias). […] While...1916 September 16, W[illiam] Scheppegrell, “Direct and Indirect Hay-Fever: Preliminary Report of the Research Department of the American Hay-Fever-Prevention Association on the Etiology of...
    • These burrs stuck to the tails of the cows as they walked by, and were brought to the cowpen, the cowtails greatly enlarged by the huge amount of cockleburs stuck on them.2002, Lura Spears Zerick, The Golden Olden Days, page 69
    Synonyms:
    clotbur

cocklebur meaning in Tamil

cocklebur in Tamil

மகாமேதை, பேயூமத்தை

Synonyms of cocklebur

Forms of cocklebur

pluralcockleburs

Origin of cocklebur

From cockle + bur.

Words formed from cocklebur

  • Argentine cocklebur
  • beach cocklebur
  • common cocklebur
  • rough cocklebur
  • smoothish cocklebur
  • spiny cocklebur

Questions about cocklebur

What does cocklebur mean?
Cocklebur means any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.
What is cocklebur in Tamil?
Cocklebur in Tamil is மகாமேதை, பேயூமத்தை. See Cocklebur meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cocklebur?
Cocklebur is a noun.
What is the plural of cocklebur?
The plural of cocklebur is cockleburs.

Words near cocklebur in the dictionary

  1. cockle wife
  2. cockle wives
  3. cockle-bread
  4. cockleboat
  5. cockleboats
  6. cocklebur
  7. cockleburr
  8. cockleburrs
  9. cockleburs
  10. cockled
  11. cockleert

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