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单词 noogoora burr
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Noogoora burrn.

Brit. /nəˌɡuːrə ˈbəː/, U.S. /nəˌɡurə ˈbər/, Australian English /nəˌɡuːrə ˈbɜː/
Forms: 1800s– Noogoora burr, 1900s– nagoora burr, 1900s– ngoora burr, 1900s– nugura burr.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Noogoora , bur n.
Etymology: < Noogoora, the name of a Queensland sheep station + bur n. Compare earlier Bathurst burr n.Compare the following quote:1973 W. T. Parsons Noxious Weeds Vic. 117 Noogoora burr..was first discovered in Australia in the 1860s at Noogoora Station near Ipswich in Queensland, from where it has now spread to all mainland states.
Any of several annual plants of the genus Xanthium (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), esp. X. occidentale, which were introduced to Australia and regarded there as noxious weeds because of their hooked burrs, which become entangled in the wool of sheep. Cf. Bathurst burr n.
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clot-bur1548
ditch-bur1548
louse-burr1578
button-bur1634
bur-weed1783
clotweed1804
sea-burdock1845
Bathurst burr1855
Noogoora burr1883
1883 F. M. Bailey Synopsis Queensland Flora 259 X. strumarium,..known as ‘Noogoora Burr’, and supposed injurious to stock.
1920 J. H. Maiden Weeds New S. Wales 11 The Bathurst Burr (Xanthium spinosum), and its close relation the Noogoora Burr (X. strumarium) figured in the Agricultural Gazette.
1957 Westerly ii. 26 I chopped viciously at an obstreperous bush of ngoora burr.
1975 Courier Mail 7 June 11 The noogoora burr could reduce land values in wide areas at least half within 10 years.
1993 Canad. Jrnl. Bot. 71 964/1 The recognition of four different but closely related species within the Noogoora burr complex in Australia is widely accepted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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