sand-burn.

/ˈsandbəː/

Forms: Also sand-burr.

Etymology: < sand n.² + bur n.

U.S.

The small prickly fruit of any of several plants, esp. a bur-grass of the genus Cenchrus or an annual herb, Franseria acanthicarpa; also, any of several plants bearing such a fruit. Also attributive.

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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [noun] > fruits of particular plants

acornOE

cacao fruit1697

pawpaw1728

partridgeberry1748

cacao pod1751

sand-bur1834

pick-cheese1874

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [adjective] > of fruits of particular plants

sand-bur1971

1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 48 To add to our comforts, the ground here was covered with sand-burs.

1843 W. A. Ferris in Life in Rocky Mts. (1940) vi. 28 These grass-knots, are called ‘Sand-burrs’.

1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. (1859) 60 It is quite sterile, producing little other than sand-burrs.

1867 E. Eggleston in Little Corporal Sept. 37/1 A bad name..sticks to you like a sand-burr.

1870 E. Eggleston Queer Stories vii. 53 It sticks to you like a sand burr.

1873 J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xxix. 639 Our horses were hungry enough to chew sand-burrs.

1896 Voice (N.Y.) 12 Mar. 4/4 The Prohibitionists of the state [Kansas] are soon to meet at Topeka again and feed sand-burs to Governor Morrill.

1904 Topeka (Kansas) Daily Capital 11 June 4 A sandbur will grapple on to a man's coat tail and stay there all day just to get a chance to fall into his bed at night.

1948 F. Blake Johnny Christmas i. 39 Weatherby stalked back to his bed, knocked the sandburs from his socks, and..pulled his blankets over his ears.

1957 L. Eiseley Immense Journey 69 There passed before my eyes the million airy troopers of the milkweed pod and the clutching hooks of the sandburs.

1971 Country Life 4 Nov. 1193/1 These [impurities] include the long spiky seeds of shepherd's needle..and the viciously armed burs of the sand-bur grasses..from South America.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sand-bur
释义	sand-burn. /ˈsandbəː/ Forms: Also sand-burr. Etymology: < sand n.² + bur n. U.S. The small prickly fruit of any of several plants, esp. a bur-grass of the genus Cenchrus or an annual herb, Franseria acanthicarpa; also, any of several plants bearing such a fruit. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [noun] > fruits of particular plants acornOE cacao fruit1697 pawpaw1728 partridgeberry1748 cacao pod1751 sand-bur1834 pick-cheese1874 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [adjective] > of fruits of particular plants sand-bur1971 1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 48 To add to our comforts, the ground here was covered with sand-burs. 1843 W. A. Ferris in Life in Rocky Mts. (1940) vi. 28 These grass-knots, are called ‘Sand-burrs’. 1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. (1859) 60 It is quite sterile, producing little other than sand-burrs. 1867 E. Eggleston in Little Corporal Sept. 37/1 A bad name..sticks to you like a sand-burr. 1870 E. Eggleston Queer Stories vii. 53 It sticks to you like a sand burr. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xxix. 639 Our horses were hungry enough to chew sand-burrs. 1896 Voice (N.Y.) 12 Mar. 4/4 The Prohibitionists of the state [Kansas] are soon to meet at Topeka again and feed sand-burs to Governor Morrill. 1904 Topeka (Kansas) Daily Capital 11 June 4 A sandbur will grapple on to a man's coat tail and stay there all day just to get a chance to fall into his bed at night. 1948 F. Blake Johnny Christmas i. 39 Weatherby stalked back to his bed, knocked the sandburs from his socks, and..pulled his blankets over his ears. 1957 L. Eiseley Immense Journey 69 There passed before my eyes the million airy troopers of the milkweed pod and the clutching hooks of the sandburs. 1971 Country Life 4 Nov. 1193/1 These [impurities] include the long spiky seeds of shepherd's needle..and the viciously armed burs of the sand-bur grasses..from South America. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1834
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