burdock

noun

bur·dock | \ ˈbər-ˌdäk

Definition of burdock

: any of a genus (Arctium) of coarse composite herbs bearing globular flower heads with prickly bracts

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In a small bowl, combine burdock and enough cold water to cover. — Eleanore Park, WSJ, "Comfort Food That Brings the Whole Table Together," 9 May 2018 Formulated with yellow dock and burdock botanical extracts that support the body’s ability to release and flush out toxins, these twice-a-day pills may help decrease inflammation and in turn reduce spots and bacteria on the skin. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "6 Ways to Get Rid of Acne for Good This Summer," 8 July 2018 Six years later, the site seethes with life, barely visible trails cutting through rampant sedge and mallow, cow parsley and burdock. — The Economist, "Brexit is reverberating in British literature," 5 July 2018 Push beef and onions to the side and add drained burdock. — Eleanore Park, WSJ, "Comfort Food That Brings the Whole Table Together," 9 May 2018 These oil-regulating results are all thanks to a mixture of pure herbal extracts (like burdock, ivy, and gentian), as well as free-floating marigold petals, which are placed in the bottle by hand. — Rebecca Norris, Allure, "Kiehl's Sells a Bottle of Its Calendula Toner Every 12 Seconds," 3 May 2018 In bibimbap, shiitakes, carrots, spinach and burdock are fanned out over rice and crowned by an egg with a still-quaking yolk. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "At Ejen in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a Mother’s Touch Infuses the Menu," 22 Mar. 2018 The tempura is all fantastic, whether fishcake, burdock root, shrimp or eel. — Stephanie Cha, latimes.com, "For your next fresh soba noodle fix, head to Mimimyunga in Koreatown," 19 Mar. 2018 There is a superb one with fresh kale and fried burdock in an unexpectedly Southeast Asian lemongrass dressing, and another of cabbage and roasted duck stirred with, yes, mayonnaise. — Pete Wells, New York Times, "Masa’s Chef Comes Out From Behind the Truffles, at Tetsu," 20 Feb. 2018

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burdock

noun

bur·dock | \ ˈbər-ˌdäk

Kids Definition of burdock

: a tall weed related to the thistles that has prickly purplish heads of flowers

burdock

noun

bur·dock | \ ˈbər-ˌdäk

Medical Definition of burdock

1 : any of a genus (Arctium) of coarse composite herbs bearing globular flower heads with prickly bracts and including one (A. lappa) that has an edible root used as a vegetable and in herbal medicine

2 or burdock root : the edible root of the burdock (Arctium lappa) Herbalists use dried burdock as a diuretic and a blood-purifying agent.— Kathryn Shattuck, The New York Times, 20 July 2008

— called also lappa