noun · rare

bur

bur · burs

колючка, реп'ях

колючка, репей, заусенец

Splitter, Grat, Klette

A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plantsA rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.

ⓘⓘ

UK/bɜː/US/bɝ/

» Her hair was the color that lines a chestnut-bur.

Meaning

3 senses

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.

More definitions

small bit used in dentistry or surgery
seed vessel having hooks or prickles

Examples

3 sentences

Her hair was the color that lines a chestnut-bur.
CC BY · Tatoeba · Hybrid · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Bur plants spread through their seed capsules sticking to the fur of animals.
deKletten verbreiten sich, indem sie ihre Samenkapseln an das Fell von Tieren anheften.
CC BY · Tatoeba · frpzzd · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The germination of both seeds of a bur of Xanthium in one season is exceptional.
CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Origin

From Middle English burre, of unknown origin but probably from North Germanic (Scandinavia

From Middle English burre, of unknown origin but probably from North Germanic (Scandinavian) source or from Old English byrst (“bristle”). See also burr. Compare English bristle, Danish burre (“bur, burdock”), Norwegian borre, Swedish borre, and Old Norse burst (“bristle”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source