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Bur, the Glossary

️Mon Sep 08 2008

A bur (also spelled burr) is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth.^[1]

37 relations: Acanthospermum australe, Agrimonia pubescens, Anthriscus caucalis, Arctium, Arctium lappa, Bidens pilosa, Cactus, Caltrop, Cenchrus longispinus, Circaea lutetiana, Cosmopolitan distribution, Daucus carota, Diaspore (botany), Dipsacus, Fruit, Fulling, Galium aparine, Geum aleppicum, Geum canadense, Geum urbanum, Grielum, Harpagophytum, Herbivore, Hook-and-loop fastener, Hylodesmum glutinosum, Infructescence, Osmorhiza claytonii, Phryma leptostachya, Seed, Seed dispersal, Thorns, spines, and prickles, Time (magazine), Tribulus, Tribulus terrestris, Velcro, Xanthium, Xanthium strumarium.

Acanthospermum australe

Acanthospermum australe (Paraguayan starburr, ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraquay starbur, pipili, sheepbur, or spiny-bur) is a South American species of herbaceous plants first described as a species in 1758.

See Bur and Acanthospermum australe

Agrimonia pubescens

Agrimonia pubescens, the soft agrimony or downy agrimony, is a flowering plant in the genus Agrimonia, a member of the rose family.

See Bur and Agrimonia pubescens

Anthriscus caucalis

Anthriscus caucalis, also burr chervil or bur-chervil, a plant in the family Apiaceae.

See Bur and Anthriscus caucalis

Arctium

Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae.

See Bur and Arctium

Arctium lappa

Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock,, edible burdock, lappa, beggar's buttons, thorny burr, or happy major is a Eurasian species of plants in the family Asteraceae, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable.

See Bur and Arctium lappa

Bidens pilosa

Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae.

See Bur and Bidens pilosa

Cactus

A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.

See Bur and Cactus

Caltrop

A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, jackrock or crow's footBattle of Alesia (Caesar's conquest of Gaul in 52 BC), Battlefield Detectives program, (2006), rebroadcast: 2008-09-08 on History Channel International (13:00-14:00 hrs EDST); Note: No mention of name caltrop at all, but illustrated and given as battle key to defend Roman lines of circumvallation per recent digs evidence.) is an area denial weapon made up of usually four, but possibly more, sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron).

See Bur and Caltrop

Cenchrus longispinus

Cenchrus longispinus is a species of grass, also known as spiny burr grass or gentle Annie.

See Bur and Cenchrus longispinus

Circaea lutetiana

Circaea lutetiana, known as broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade, is a plant in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae.

See Bur and Circaea lutetiana

Cosmopolitan distribution

In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and environmental conditions, though this is not always so.

See Bur and Cosmopolitan distribution

Daucus carota

Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.

See Bur and Daucus carota

Diaspore (botany)

In botany, a diaspore is a plant dispersal unit consisting of a seed or spore plus any additional tissues that assist dispersal. Bur and diaspore (botany) are plant morphology.

See Bur and Diaspore (botany)

Dipsacus

Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae.

See Bur and Dipsacus

Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy).

See Bur and Fruit

Fulling

Fulling, also known as tucking or walking (Scots: waukin, hence often spelled waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate (lanolin) oils, dirt, and other impurities, and to make it shrink by friction and pressure.

See Bur and Fulling

Galium aparine

Galium aparine, with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass,and sticky willy, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae.

See Bur and Galium aparine

Geum aleppicum

Geum aleppicum, commonly called yellow avens or common avens is a flowering plant native to most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, from eastern Europe across Asia and North America.

See Bur and Geum aleppicum

Geum canadense

Geum canadense, the white avens, is a plant in the rose family, Rosaceae.

See Bur and Geum canadense

Geum urbanum

Geum urbanum, also known as wood avens, herb Bennet, colewort and St.

See Bur and Geum urbanum

Grielum

Grielum is a genus of four accepted species of plants in the family Neuradaceae.

See Bur and Grielum

Harpagophytum

Harpagophytum, also called grapple plant, wood spider, and most commonly devil's claw, is a genus of plants in the sesame family, native to southern Africa.

See Bur and Harpagophytum

Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet.

See Bur and Herbivore

Hook-and-loop fastener

Hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners (often referred to by the genericized trademark velcro, which was the original name it was given by the inventor), are a method for allowing two surfaces to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened, useful for clothing or other purposes.

See Bur and Hook-and-loop fastener

Hylodesmum glutinosum

Hylodesmum glutinosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.

See Bur and Hylodesmum glutinosum

Infructescence

Infructescence (fruiting head) is defined as the ensemble of fruits derived from the ovaries of an inflorescence.

See Bur and Infructescence

Osmorhiza claytonii

Osmorhiza claytonii is a North American perennial herb, native to Canada and the eastern United States.

See Bur and Osmorhiza claytonii

Phryma leptostachya

Phryma leptostachya, or lopseed, is a perennial herb of the genus Phryma.

See Bur and Phryma leptostachya

Seed

In botany, a seed is a plant embryo and food reserve enclosed in a protective outer covering called a seed coat (testa).

See Bur and Seed

Seed dispersal

In spermatophyte plants, seed dispersal is the movement, spread or transport of seeds away from the parent plant.

See Bur and Seed dispersal

Thorns, spines, and prickles

In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems, or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically defending plants against herbivory. Bur and thorns, spines, and prickles are plant morphology.

See Bur and Thorns, spines, and prickles

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bur

Also known as Burr (fruit), Burr (spiky seed pod), List of plants with burrs, Trample-bur, Trample-burr.

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