: any of various plants (such as a cocklebur or burdock) having burry fruit
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Lawn burweed is a winter annual that germinates in the fall, grows in the winter and starts producing the painful burs in the spring.
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Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 27 May 2022
Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 27 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1656, in the meaning defined above
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“Burweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burweed. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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