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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cock•le•bur n.

Plant Biologyany composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs.
Plant Biologythe burdock, Arctium lappa.

cockle² + bur¹ 1795–1805

'cocklebur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

burweed - spiny cocklebur

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