Burdock

What do we mean by burdock?

Any of several plants of the genus Arctium of the composite family, having edible roots and pink or purplish flower heads surrounded by prickly bracts that form burs. noun

The common name of the Arctium Lappa, a coarse, broad-leafed biennial weed, natural order Compositæ, having the numerous awns of the involucral bracts hooked at the tip. noun

A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. noun

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. noun

Any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs noun

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

Burdock is any of a group of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium, family Asteraceae. The prickly heads of these plants are noted for easily catching on to fur and clothing, thus providing an excellent mechanism for seed dispersal. Burrs cause local irritation and can possibly cause intestinal hairballs in pets. However, most animals avoid ingesting these plants. Urban Dictionary

Playful term of endearment for one's plump buttocks Urban Dictionary

(-n) A British drink made by gathering dandelions, crushing them to extract the flavour and by mixing a rather obscure purple food colouring. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to burdock:
burdock, burrock, murdock, burdick, burlock, bardock.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word burdock:
rhubarb, dandelion, carrot, artificially, root, thistle, kemp, moth, dewey, bark, resemble, eaten, griffin, drink, roots, plants, orange, leaves, contain, plant, wild, northwest, oil, achieved, boston, products, widely, refer, native, particularly, sometimes.

Words that rhyme with burdock:
swordick.

Adjectives that are often used to describe burdock:
common, great, tall, old, sturdy, bristling, bushy, lesser, nettle, fresh, retrospect, edible, wild, giant, icy, huge, ornamental, adhesive, bur, green, leaved.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective burdock:
leaf, leaves, seed, root, roots, seeds.

Consonant match to burdock:
bardic.

Words that sound like burdock:
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