单词 | noogoora burr |
释义 | Noogoora burrn. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > bur-weed 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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