Definition of Xanthium

1. Noun. Coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Xanthium
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Cockle-bur, Cockle-burr, Cocklebur, Cockleburr

Definition of Xanthium

1. n. A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur; clotbur.

2. n. A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur; clotbur.

Medical Definition of Xanthium

1. A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur; clotbur. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Xanqion a plant used for dyeing the hair yellow, said to be the Xanthium strumarium, from xanqos = yellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Xanthium

xanthine dehydrogenase
xanthine nucleotide
xanthine oxidase
xanthine ribonucleoside
xanthines
xanthinine
xanthinol
xanthinol niacinate
xanthins
xanthinuria
xanthiosite
xanthippic
xanthism
xanthitane
xanthite
xanthium (current term)
xanthiuria
xantho-
xanthoastrocytoma
xanthocarpous
xanthochroi
xanthochroia
xanthochroic
xanthochroid
xanthochromatic
xanthochrome
xanthochromes
xanthochromia
xanthochromic
xanthochroous

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