Meanings
nounbur-reed (plural bur-reeds)
plural bur-reeds
- A group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.
Origin
From bur (“prickly husk of a small seed”) + reed (“type of tall, thin grass”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek σπαργάνιον
- σπαργάνιον (spargánion)a marsh plant
Czech zevar
- zevara marsh plant
Danish pindsvineknop
- pindsvineknopa marsh plant
Dutch egelskop
- egelskopa marsh plant
Estonian jõgitakjas
- jõgitakjasa marsh plant
Finnish palpakko
- palpakkoa marsh plant
French rubanier
- rubaniera marsh plant
German Igelkolben
- Igelkolbena marsh plant
Greek σπαργάνιο
- σπαργάνιο (spargánio)a marsh plant
Irish rísheisc
- rísheisca marsh plant
Italian coltellaccio
- coltellaccioa marsh plant
Japanese 実栗
- 実栗 (mikuri)a marsh plant
Lithuanian šiurpis
- šiurpisa marsh plant
Māori mārū
- mārūa marsh plant
Polish jeżogłówka
- jeżogłówkaa marsh plant
Romanian șovar
- șovara marsh plant
Russian ежеголо́вник
- ежеголо́вник (ježegolóvnik)a marsh plant
Slovak ježohlav
- ježohlava marsh plant
Swedish igenknopps
- igenknoppsa marsh plant
Ukrainian шувар
- шувар (šuvar)a marsh plant
Cite this entry
APA
bur-reed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bur-reed
MLA
“bur-reed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bur-reed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bur-reed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bur-reed.
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