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Definition of Cockleburs
1. cocklebur [n] - See also: cocklebur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cockleburs
Literary usage of Cockleburs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"Ragweeds and cockleburs. The ragweed family, with six or seven native species,
includes the ragweeds, cockleburs and marsh-elders. ..."
2. The Political Code of the State of California: As Enacted in 1872, and by California, Nathan Newmark, California Supreme Court (1881)
"... at least once a year, all * Mexican cockleburs, or cockleburs of any kind,
and ttV>Ut''"u wee<k ..."
3. The Codes and Statutes of California, as Amended and in Force at the Close by California, Frank P. Deering (1886)
"... at least once a year, all thistles, Mexican cockleburs, or cockleburs of any
kind, and all noxious weeds growing or being on any portion of the public ..."
4. Elementary Plant Biology by James Edward Peabody, Arthur Ellsworth Hunt (1912)
"Draw (• X 2) the outside of one of the cockleburs, showing the direction of the
hooks. Label ovary, hooks, two styles (large prongs at one end of fruit). 6. ..."
5. Elementary Plant Biology by James Edward Peabody, Arthur Ellsworth Hunt (1912)
"Draw ( X 2) the outside of one of the cockleburs, showing the direction of the
... Rub one of the cockleburs on a rough surface of your clothing and try to ..."
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