any of various plants that bear burs, such as the burdock
burweed in American English
(ˈbɜrˌwid)
noun
any of various plants with burs, as the burdock, bur marigold, cocklebur, etc.
burweed in American English
(ˈbɜːrˌwid)
noun
any of various plants bearing a burlike fruit, as the cocklebur and burdock
Word origin
[1775–85; bur1 + weed1]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Americanism, alto, cabriole, pinafore, polyphonic