Arctium, Gatt. der Korbblütler; Hüllblätter der Blüten mit Widerhaken versehen zur Fruchtverbreitung durch Tiere.
ETYM Old Eng. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to Eng. bristle (burr- for burz-), or perh. to French bourre hair, wool, stuff.
1. Small bit used in dentistry or surgery; SYN. burr.
2. A thin ridge or area of roughness produced in cutting or shaping metal.
3. An irregular rounded mass; especially; a tree burl.
Any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs; SYN. clotbur.
Any of the bushy herbs belonging to the genus Arctium of the family Compositae, characterized by hairy leaves and ripe fruit enclosed in burs with strong hooks.
A rough or prickly envelope of a frui.
A plant that bears burs.