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burdock
bur·dock [ búr dòk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
wild plant with prickly flowers: a tall biennial plant with a long taproot. Flowers: small, prickly, purple. Native to: temperate areas.  Genus Arctium.
[Late 16th century. <burr1 + dock1]
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