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Definition of Burseed
1. a coarse weed [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burseed
Literary usage of Burseed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"... Sheep Bur, burseed, Burweed, Bur Forget-me-not. Introduced. Annual or winter
annual. Propagates by seeds. Time of bloom: June to August. ..."
2. The Indiana Weed Book by Willis Stanley Blatchley (1912)
"Occurring with it or in similar places and about as common is a European species,
the blue bur or burseed (L. lappula L.). It is an annual, 1-2 feet high, ..."
3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"... about 1 foot in height, found in fields and waste places; widely distributed.
Introduced from Europe. Part u»ed.—Herb (nonofficial). burseed, spiny. ..."
4. Lake Maxinkuckee: A Physical and Biological Survey by Barton Warren Evermann, Howard Walton Clark (1920)
"Often a nuisance in pastures, the burrs becoming entangled in the wool of sheep.
633. burseed LAPPULA LAPPULA (L.) Karat. ..."
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