cocklebur

English

Spiny cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum.

Etymology

cockle +‎ bur

Noun

cocklebur (plural cockleburs)

Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.

Synonyms

clotbur, Xanthium

Translations

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蒼耳 (zh), 苍耳 (zh) (cāng'ěr), 葹 (zh) (shī)

French: xanthium (fr) m
Russian: дурни́шник (ru) m (durníšnik)

See also

cocklebur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Xanthium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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