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sandbur

US/ˈsændbəɹ/

sandbur noun: any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr.

Noun

sandbur (plural sandburs)

  1. Any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr

sandbur meaning in Bengali and Arabic

sandbur in Bengali

যেগুলোতে কাঁটাযুক্ত বুড় থাকে

sandbur in Arabic

Translations
سَبَط sabaṭ

Forms of sandbur

pluralsandburs

Origin of sandbur

From sand + bur.

Questions about sandbur

What does sandbur mean?
Sandbur means any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr.
What is sandbur in Bengali?
Sandbur in Bengali is যেগুলোতে কাঁটাযুক্ত বুড় থাকে. See Sandbur meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is sandbur?
Sandbur is a noun.
How do you pronounce sandbur?
Sandbur is pronounced /ˈsændbəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of sandbur?
The plural of sandbur is sandburs.

Words near sandbur in the dictionary

  1. sandboys
  2. sandbreak
  3. sandbreaks
  4. sandbugger
  5. sandbuggers
  6. sandbur
  7. sandburr
  8. sandburrower
  9. sandburrs
  10. sandburs
  11. sandcast

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sandbur (page history and authors); sandbur (Bengali 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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