bur

Meaning

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. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of burr (“small piece of material”).

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

Translations

Klette

κολλητσίδα

Bart

Schorf

andauerndes Summen

Abgrat

Austrieb

Fahrgeräusch

αγριάδα

Grat

κολλιτσίδα

ακάνθινο περίβλημα καρπού

bogue

eriçó

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɝ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: burre

In summary

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