English-Thai Dictionary
burdock
N ผู้หญิง เจ้าชู้ poo-ying-jao-choo
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BURDOCK
n.[bur and dock. ] A genus of plants, called Arctium. They are troublesome weeds. The lesser burdock is a species of zanthium.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BURDOCK
Bur "dock, n. Etym: [Bur + dock the plant. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa ), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals.
Note: The common burdock is the Lappa officinalis.
New American Oxford Dictionary
burdock
bur dock |ˈbərdäk ˈbərˌdɑk | ▶noun a large herbaceous Old World plant of the daisy family. The hook-bearing flowers become woody burrs after fertilization and cling to animals' coats for seed dispersal. [Genus Arctium, family Compositae: several species, including the large-leaved great burdock (A. lappa ), which has edible roots and is used in herbal medicine. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from bur + dock 3 .
Oxford Dictionary
burdock
burdock |ˈbəːdɒk | ▶noun a large herbaceous Old World plant of the daisy family. The hook-bearing flowers become woody burrs after fertilization and cling to animals' coats to aid seed dispersal. ●Genus Arctium, family Compositae: several species, including the large-leaved great burdock (A. lappa ), which has edible roots and is used in herbal medicine. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from burr + dock 4 .
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