释义 |
cocklebur /ˈkɒk(ə)lbəː /nounA herbaceous plant of the daisy family with broad leaves and burred fruits, native to tropical America.- Genus Xanthium, family Compositae: two or three species.
Both cocklebur and magnolia blossoms must either be harvested and dried for future use or they may be purchased from Chinese pharmacies....- It is a native insect which feeds on wild hosts including cocklebur, sunflowers, and common and giant ragweed, as well as soybeans.
- I spent whole summers with a group of guys, chopping cockleburs and button weeds in the cornfields and talking the way teenage boys talk when they're off by themselves.
Origin Mid 19th century: from cockle2 + burr. |