sandbur

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US/ˈsændbəɹ/

noun

Any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr

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sandspurfield sandburCenchrus tribuloides
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Meanings

nounsandbur (plural sandburs)

plural sandburs

  1. Any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr

Synonyms & antonyms

noungrass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs

Similar
sandspurfield sandburCenchrus tribuloides
Broader
grass
Also see
sandspur

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sand + bur.

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Translations

Arabic سَبَط
  • سَبَط (sabaṭ)Translations
Russian колючещети́нник
  • колючещети́нник (koljučeščetínnik)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

sandbur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandbur

MLA

“sandbur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandbur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandbur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandbur.

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