clotbur en · NOUN
Etymology
From clote + burr. Compare clitbur.
Meanings
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(UK, dialectal, obsolete) The burdock.
a weed with large leaves and burs somewhat like those of the burdock or clotbur
1879, Richard Chandler Alexander Prior, On the popular names of British plants:
- (US) The cocklebur.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clotebur | alternative | lexicographic | |
| clotburs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |