English dictionary

bur

/b/U/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

seed vessel having hooks or prickles

noun.plant

Synonyms burr

Source: WordNet 3.0
small bit used in dentistry or surgery

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs.

noun

Source: webster1913