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cock·le·bur noun or cock·le·burr \ˈkäkəl, ˈkəkəl+ˌ-\ (-s) Etymology: cockle (I) + bur 1. : a plant of the genus Xanthium 2. : the prickly fruit of a cocklebur that readily attaches itself to any passing object by means of the stiff hooked spines with which it is clothed |