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 Definitions of sandbur  [ˈsændˌbɜr]  

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Definition of 'sandbur' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sandbur
any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having grains enclosed in prickly burs.

2.  sandbur
any of several bur-bearing weeds growing in sandy places.

Etymology:  (1820–30, Amer.)

Definition of 'sandbur' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sandbur, sandspur, field sandbur, Cenchrus tribuloides
grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs

'sandbur' - Nearby Entries  

sand cast  sand cat  sand cherry  sandbox  sandboy  sandbur  sandburg  



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