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

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  1. n. A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.
  2. n. any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
  3. n. burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
  4. A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.
  5. A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; oneof several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.
  6. n. any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs