cocklebur

== English == === Alternative forms === cockle-bur, cockeburr, cockle-burr === Etymology === From cockle +‎ bur. === Noun === cocklebur (plural cockleburs) Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit. ==== Synonyms ==== clotbur ==== Derived terms ==== Argentine cocklebur (Xanthium ambrosioides) beach cocklebur (Xanthium echinatum) common cocklebur (Xanthium orientale) rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) smoothish cocklebur (Xanthium chinense, syn. Xanthium pungens) spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “cocklebur”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. cocklebur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Xanthium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Xanthium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons