cocklebur

English

Wikipedia

Spiny cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum.

Etymology

cockle +‎ bur

Noun

cocklebur (plural cockleburs)

1. (botany) Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.

Synonyms

• clotbur

See also

• Cocklebur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Xanthium on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Xanthium