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Definition of Sandbur
1. Noun. Grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Cenchrus, Genus Cenchrus
Definition of Sandbur
1. Noun. Any of several grasses, of the genus ''Cenchrus'', found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sandbur
1. an annual herb [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandbur
Literary usage of Sandbur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"See sandbur. BURGRAVE (cf. Ger. Burp, town, + Graf, count, governor), a count
who in the Middle Ages had command of a castle or burg. ..."
2. Report (1913)
"sandbur. Noticed about the village. Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed Canary Grass.
In wet marshy places on the east side. Hierochloe odorata (L.) Wahlenb. ..."
3. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... sandbur (Cenchrus spp.). foxtail (Echinochloa spp.), cocklebur (Xanthium
spp.), pigweed (Amaranthus spp.), and grasses in noncrop areas.844 DSMA was ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"See sandbur. BURGRAVE (cf. Ger. Burp, town, + Graf, count, governor), a count
who in the Middle Ages had command of a castle or burg. ..."
5. Report (1913)
"sandbur. Noticed about the village. Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed Canary Grass.
In wet marshy places on the east side. Hierochloe odorata (L.) Wahlenb. ..."
6. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... sandbur (Cenchrus spp.). foxtail (Echinochloa spp.), cocklebur (Xanthium
spp.), pigweed (Amaranthus spp.), and grasses in noncrop areas.844 DSMA was ..."
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