Burdock
Pronunciation : Bur"dock
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.)
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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