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burrless en · ADJ

Etymology

From burr + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) without burrs
    • The Hon. F. R. Moor has presented to the Agricultural Department for distribution 14 lbs. of Medicago obicularis, commonly known as burrless medick grass[…] 1901 April 26, “Grass Seeds for Distribution”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 4, page 101:
    • Burrless regions appear to be free of burrs at a magnification of 200X in the scanning electron microscope. 1995, Julie Marie Stein, Burr Formation in Precision Drilling of Stainless Steel: