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Definition of Burgrass
1. Noun. A grass of the genus Cenchrus.
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Cenchrus, Genus Cenchrus
Specialized synonyms: Buffel Grass, Cenchrus Ciliaris, Pennisetum Cenchroides
Definition of Burgrass
1. n. Grass of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand, and having burs for fruit.
Definition of Burgrass
1. Noun. A grass of the genus ''Cenchrus'', growing in sand and having burs for fruit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Burgrass
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Burgrass
Literary usage of Burgrass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Marroco... Das Land und die Leute: Allgemeine geographische und by Adolph von Conring (1884)
"... die umliegenden Höhen sind stark bewaldet und iben viele immergrüne Eichen
aufzuweisen. Der nächste grosse Fluss ist der burgrass, in dessen tief- ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1898)
"In this connection may be studied achenes of Alisma, bur reed, cat-tail flag,
arrow grass, burgrass, ..."
3. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"( Setaria viridis Beauv.) Green Foxtail. Bottle- grass. Common. • 544. CENCHRUS L.
HEDGEHOG OR burgrass. CENCHRUS TRIBULOIDES L. Throughout the slate. 645. ..."
4. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Entomological Section (1890)
"... or burgrass spikes and burs, wing of beetle, weather beaten white paper, piece
of brown string, t wigs of various kinds in bits, dark bark, ..."
5. Practical Agriculture: A Brief Treatise on Agriculture, Horticulture by John Walter Wilkinson (1909)
"Among these are the ragweed, cocklebur, horseweed, burgrass, dog's fennel, wild
lettuce, Russian thistle, pigeon grass, etc. Annuals may be held in check by ..."
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