单词 | sandbur |
释义 | sandbur in British English (ˈsændˌbɜː) noun another name for sandburr sandbur in American English (ˈsændˌbɜr), ˈsandˌburr (ˈsændˌbɜr) US noun any of a genus (Cenchrus) of grasses, having their grains enclosed in spiny burs sandbur in American English (ˈsændˌbɜːr) noun Also: sandburr1. any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs 2. any of several bur-bearing weeds growing in sandy places, as Franseria acanthicarpa or Solanum rostratum, of the western U.S Word origin [1820–30, Amer.; sand + bur1]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogue, blouse, boomerang, phonetic, tetrapodExamples of 'sandbur' in a sentence |
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