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noun
Any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sandspur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloides
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grass
History
From sand + bur.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
