burweed

[ bur-weed ]
/ ˈbɜrˌwid /

noun

any of various plants bearing a burlike fruit, as the cocklebur and burdock.

Origin of burweed

First recorded in 1775–85; bur1 + weed1

Words nearby burweed

burton-upon-trent, buru, burundi, burundian, burushaski, burweed, bury, bury one's head in the sand, bury st edmunds, bury st. edmunds, bury the hatchet

British Dictionary definitions for burweed

burweed
/ (ˈbɜːˌwiːd) /

noun

any of various plants that bear burs, such as the burdock