bur
English
noun
Definitions
- A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
- Any of several plants having such husks.
- A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
- (alternative form of) burr (small piece of material)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English burre derived from Danish burre (burdock, bur).
Origin
Danish
burre
Gloss
burdock, bur
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- burdock English
- burfish English
- burgrass English
- burr English
- burry English
- burseed English
- burweed English
- butter English
- butterbur English
- cockle English
- cocklebur English
- dock English
- fish English
- grass English
- sand English
- sandbur English
- seed English
- weed English
- byrst Old English
- *bury dokke Middle English
- burre Middle English
- burry Middle English
- burra Irish
- burre Danish