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cocklebur

N วัชพืชช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COCKLEBUR

COCKLEBUR Coc "kle *bur `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cocklebur

cock le bur |ˈkäkəlˌbər ˈkɑkəlbər | ▶noun a herbaceous plant of the daisy family, with broad leaves and burred fruits. It originated in tropical America but is now cosmopolitan. See also clotbur. [Genus Xanthium, family Compositae: two or three species, in particular X. strumarium. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from cockle 2 + burr .

 

Oxford Dictionary

cocklebur

cockle |bur |ˈkɒk (ə )lbəː | ▶noun a herbaceous plant of the daisy family with broad leaves and burred fruits, native to tropical America. ●Genus Xanthium, family Compositae: two or three species. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from cockle 2 + burr .