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BUR REED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bur reed" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("bur reed" is a member of...):
genus Sparganium; Sparganium (type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions)