"cocklebur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cockleburs [plural]
Etymology: From cockle + bur. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cockle|bur}} cockle + bur Head templates: {{en-noun}} cocklebur (plural cockleburs)
  1. Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit. Categories (lifeform): Heliantheae tribe plants Synonyms: clotbur, Xanthium Derived forms: spiny cocklebur Translations (any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit): ξάνθιον (xánthion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), рогачица (rogačica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), espina-xoca [feminine] (Catalan), 蒼耳 /苍耳 (cāng'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), (shī) (Chinese Mandarin), řepeň [feminine] (Czech), sappiruoho (Finnish), xanthium [masculine] (French), lampourde [feminine] (French), Spitzklette [feminine] (German), nappola [feminine] (Italian), rzepień [masculine] (Polish), arzola [feminine] (Portuguese), дурни́шник (durníšnik) [masculine] (Russian), dȉkica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), číčak (english: amongst other meanings) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), repinac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), voškovník [masculine] (Slovak), bodìč [masculine] (Slovene), gullfrö [neuter] (Swedish)

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