bur

Signification (English)

1. A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
2. Any of several plants having such husks.
3. A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
4. Alternative form of burr (“small piece of material”).

Concepts

bogue

fraise

🍓

grasseyer

loupe

broussin

Synonyms

burr

agrimony

drill

burdock

bore

borer

burl

case

cone

ferocity

fin

knur

prickle

shell

🐚

sticker

trepan

wildness

bitstock

Arctium

clotbur

straight bit

dental drill

subula

auger

bit

bodkin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bɝ/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: burre

In summary

From Middle English burre, from a North Germanic language, such as Danish burre (“bur, burdock”). See also burr.