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Definition of Sandburs
1. sandbur [n] - See also: sandbur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandburs
Literary usage of Sandburs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. When Kansas was Young by Thomas Allen McNeal (1922)
"The regulators secured a gallon of this, mixed it well with sandburs, which grew
with ... Clothed with this unwelcome covering of sandburs and sweetness, ..."
2. When Kansas was Young by Thomas Allen McNeal (1922)
"Clothed with this unwelcome covering of sandburs and sweetness, Cochrane was
elevated upon a cedar rail and carried about on the shoulders of the ..."
3. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"Because of this deposit, visitors can find sandburs and even cactus in the Big
River State Forest south of town. Keithsburg used to be one of a number of ..."
4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1922)
"At Manhattan they are numerous during July, flying over sandburs in fields in
the sand hills along the Kansas river. They are especially abundant on clear, ..."
5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1906)
"In a trial in which sandburs were placed in a germinating pan the upper seeds
grew somewhat more slowly than the lower ones, but in ten days practically all ..."
6. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1906)
"In a trial in which sandburs were placed in a germinating pan the upper seeds
grew -somewhat more slowly than the lower ones, but in ten days practically ..."
7. Nature-study: A Manual for Teachers and Students by Frederick Leopold Holtz (1908)
"... sandburs, squirrel-tail grass, rye grass, burdock, nettle, hemp.* Observe
zonal arrangement along the road.* Why thus distributed? Study hemp in detail. ..."
8. When Kansas was Young by Thomas Allen McNeal (1922)
"The regulators secured a gallon of this, mixed it well with sandburs, which grew
with ... Clothed with this unwelcome covering of sandburs and sweetness, ..."
9. When Kansas was Young by Thomas Allen McNeal (1922)
"Clothed with this unwelcome covering of sandburs and sweetness, Cochrane was
elevated upon a cedar rail and carried about on the shoulders of the ..."
10. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"Because of this deposit, visitors can find sandburs and even cactus in the Big
River State Forest south of town. Keithsburg used to be one of a number of ..."
11. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1922)
"At Manhattan they are numerous during July, flying over sandburs in fields in
the sand hills along the Kansas river. They are especially abundant on clear, ..."
12. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1906)
"In a trial in which sandburs were placed in a germinating pan the upper seeds
grew somewhat more slowly than the lower ones, but in ten days practically all ..."
13. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1906)
"In a trial in which sandburs were placed in a germinating pan the upper seeds
grew -somewhat more slowly than the lower ones, but in ten days practically ..."
14. Nature-study: A Manual for Teachers and Students by Frederick Leopold Holtz (1908)
"... sandburs, squirrel-tail grass, rye grass, burdock, nettle, hemp.* Observe
zonal arrangement along the road.* Why thus distributed? Study hemp in detail. ..."
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