burdock

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UK/ˈbɜːdɒk/US/ˈbɝːdɑːk/

noun

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

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OriginMiddle English *bury dokke →
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Meanings

nounburdock (plural burdocks)

plural burdocks

  1. Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

    Your love is like a studded leather headlock Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade

    2011, Alex Turner, “Suck It And See”, in Suck It And See, performed by Arctic Monkeys

    Synonyms: gobo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

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gobo

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs

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clotbur
Broader
subshrubsuffrutex
Also see
clotburwild rhubarb

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle English*bury dokke
  2. Englishburdock

From Middle English *bury dokke (attested as plural bury dokkis), equivalent to bur(ry) + dock.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄρκιον
  • ἄρκιον (árkion)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Bulgarian репей
  • репей (repej)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Catalan repalassa
  • repalassaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Chinese Cantonese 牛蒡
  • 牛蒡 (ngau⁴ bong²)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Chinese Mandarin 牛蒡
  • 牛蒡 (niúbàng)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Czech lopuch
  • lopuchany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Danish burre
  • burreany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Dutch klit
  • klitany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Esperanto lapo
  • lapoany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Estonian takjas
  • takjasany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Finnish takiainen
  • takiainenany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
French bardane
  • bardaneany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
German Klette
  • Kletteany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Greek πλατομαντήλα, κολλητσίδα
  • πλατομαντήλα (platomantíla)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • κολλητσίδα (kollitsída)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Hungarian bojtorján
  • bojtorjánany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Irish copóg thuathail, leadán liosta
  • copóg thuathailany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • leadán liostaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Italian bardana, lappa
  • bardanaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • lappaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Japanese 牛蒡
  • 牛蒡 (gobō)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Korean 우엉
  • 우엉 (ueong)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Latin lappa
  • lappaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Latvian dadzis
  • dadzisany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Lithuanian varnalėša
  • varnalėšaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Persian باباآدم
  • باباآدم (bâbâdam)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Polish łopian, łopuch
  • łopianany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • łopuchany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Portuguese bardana
  • bardanaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Romanian brusture
  • brustureany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Russian лопу́х, репе́й
  • лопу́х (lopúx)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • репе́й (repéj)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • репе́йник (repéjnik)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Scottish Gaelic seircean
  • seirceanany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Spanish bardana, cachurrea
  • bardanaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • cachurreaany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • cadilloany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • lampazoany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • lapaizoany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • pegadilloany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • pegoteany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Swedish kardborre
  • kardborreany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Turkish dulavratotu, dulavratot
  • dulavratotuany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • dulavratotany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Ukrainian лопу́х, реп'ях
  • лопу́х (lopúx)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • реп'ях (repʺjax)any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Vietnamese ngưu bàng
  • ngưu bàngany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Welsh cyngaf, cedowrach
  • cyngafany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
  • cedowrachany of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
Cite this entry
APA

burdock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burdock

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“burdock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burdock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burdock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burdock.

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