burgrass
burgrass · burgrasses
Any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruitAny of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit.
a grass of the genus Cenchrus
Origin
From bur + grass.From bur + grass.
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Forms
plural: burgrassesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a grass of the genus Cenchrus:bur grass
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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