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burdock

bur·dock

UK/ˈbɜːdɒk/ US/ˈbɝːdɑːk/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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

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