A type of pseudocarp in which the outer surface possesses hooks or barbs. Burs become caught in the feathers or hair of animals, which then carry them away to disperse the seeds.
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A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
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Alternative form of burr (small piece of material)
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Placename prefix, indicated site of a fortified place.
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Bur means to remove prickly parts.
An example of bur is to remove the prickly husks from a tumbleweed.
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To burr.
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Origin of bur
From a Scandinavian language, such as Danish burre (“bur, burdock”). See also burr.
Sentence Examples
The south-western shore is generally low, with sand hills covered with shrivelled pines and bur oaks.
Most of the forest consists of yellow pine, but the spruce, aspen, white birch, bur oak, box elder, red cedar, white elm and cottonwood are among the other varieties found.
Many trees of the eastern forest, such as basswood, sugar, river and red maple, red, white and black ash, red and rock elm, black and bur oak, white and red pine and red cedar find their western limit here.
Its buildings, arranged around Under the Commonwealth Richard Bennett (elected by General Assembly)1652-1655Edward Digges (elected by House of Burgesses)1655-1657Samuel Mathews (elected by House of Bur gesses).1657-1660Under the Crown Sir William Berkeley, Governor.1660-1677Francis Morrison (or Moryson), Deputy Governor.