Sandbur Definition

săndbûr
noun
Any of a genus (Cenchrus) of grasses, having their grains enclosed in spiny burs.
Webster's New World
The spiny, easily detached involucre of any of these plants.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Cenchrus tribuloides
  • field sandbur
  • sandspur

Other Word Forms of Sandbur

Noun

Singular:
sandbur
Plural:
sandburs

Origin of Sandbur

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