cocklebur

[ kok-uh l-bur ]
/ ˈkɒk əlˌbɜr /

noun

any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs.
the burdock, Arctium lappa.

Origin of cocklebur

First recorded in 1795–1805; cockle2 + bur1

Words nearby cocklebur

cockieleekie, cockiness, cockish, cockle, cockleboat, cocklebur, cockleert, cockler, cockles of one's heart, cockleshell, cockloft

British Dictionary definitions for cocklebur

cocklebur
/ (ˈkɒkəlˌbɜː) /

noun

any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium, having spiny burs: family Asteraceae (composites)
the bur of any of these plants