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PRONUNCIATION OF COCKLEBUR

cocklebur  [ˈkɒkəlˌbɜː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCKLEBUR

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cocklebur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COCKLEBUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cocklebur

Cocklebur

Cockleburs are a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Americas and eastern Asia.

Definition of cocklebur in the English dictionary

The definition of cocklebur in the dictionary is any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium, having spiny burs: family Asteraceae. Other definition of cocklebur is the bur of any of these plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCKLEBUR


beurre
bɜː
birr
bɜː
buhr
bɜː
bur
bɜː
burr
bɜː
butterbur
ˈbʌtəˌbɜː
deburr
diːˈbɜː
sandbur
ˈsændˌbɜː
sandburr
ˈsændˌbɜː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCKLEBUR

cockieleekie
cockieleekie soup
cockier
cockies
cockiest
cockily
cockiness
cockish
cockle
cockleboat
cockleert
cockler
cockles of one´s heart
cockleshell
cocklike
cockloft
cockmatch
cockney
cockney bream
cockneydom

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCKLEBUR

amateur
Babur
clotbur
colour
Excalibur
four
gebur
honour
hour
humour
our
pour
retour
sambur
sense of humour
Sur
tambur
Tibur
tour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of cocklebur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cocklebur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COCKLEBUR

Find out the translation of cocklebur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cocklebur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cocklebur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苍耳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cadillo
570 millions of speakers

English

cocklebur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cocklebur
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العشب الخشن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сорняк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cardo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cocklebur
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cocklebur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cocklebur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klette
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オナモミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오나 모미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cocklebur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cocklebur
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்செடியானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉकल्बूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pıtrak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cocklebur
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzepień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бур´ян
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocklebur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cocklebur
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kankerroos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skräppa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cocklebur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cocklebur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKLEBUR»

The term «cocklebur» is normally little used and occupies the 115.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKLEBUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cocklebur» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cocklebur» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cocklebur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKLEBUR»

Discover the use of cocklebur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cocklebur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Weeds of California and Other Western States
:rop, Ornamental, Vegetable Crops Spiny cocklebur [Xanthium spinosum L.][ XANSP] Common cocklebur [Xanthium strumarium L.][XANST] SYNONYMS: Spiny cocklebur: Bathurst burr; cocklebur; clotweed; dagger cocklebur; Spanish thistle; ...
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Evelyn A. Healy, 2007
2
Healing Plants: A Medicinal Guide to Native North American ...
Cocklebur Xa n thin rn t/ tru ma nil in In the early days of the Cherokee, stickers of all types, including cocklebur, were considered to have unusual powers because of their ability to hold on to things. It was felt they could improve one's memory, ...
Ana Nez Heatherley, 1998
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Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest: A Guide to the ...
CLEMATIS. COCKLEBUR. » Leaf infusion: 2-4 ounces 2-3 times daily » Fresh plant poultice: use as needed, remove when skin begins to redden Cautions: As with most Buttercup family plants, do not use Clematis during pregnancy. Although ...
Charles W. Kane, 2006
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Veterinary Medicine
IT does not seem necessary to give a detailed description of the cocklebur, as, no doubt, all veterinarians are familiar with this plant. According to botanists, there are about a dozen different species of cocklebur in the United States. They all ...
5
Weed-Crop Competition: A Review
cocklebur's greater capacity for root competition significantly reduced soybean's growth. These observations are at least partially explained by the fact that common cocklebur has a longer vegetative growth period than soybeans and was twice ...
Robert L. Zimdahl, 2007
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International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence-Based ...
Xanthium strumarium L. xanThiuM sibericuM Patrin [Asteraceae] Common Names: cocklebur Citations: Zhang YG, Huang GZ (1988) Poisoning by toxic plants in China. Report of 19 autopsy cases. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 9(4):313- 319.
D. Jesse Wagstaff, 2008
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Livestock-Poisoning Plants of California
Cocklebur. (Xanthium. spinosum. and. X. strumarium). Cockleburs are weedy native annual plants that grow to about 3 feet tall. Leaves of common cocklebur ( X. strumarium) are roughly triangular or heart shaped and are covered with minute ...
L. Forero, G. Nader, et al.
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Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems: 25th Volume, ...
Adjuvant enhancement of tribenuron is similar with common cocklebur as Canada thistle, except MSO&BB plus tribenuron provided the greatest control ( Tables 4 and 5). This supports the concept that adjuvants are herbicide and plant specific ...
Masoud Salyani, Gregory Lindner, 2006
9
VM/SAC, Veterinary Medicine and Small Animal Clinician
IT does not seem necessary to give a detailed description of the cocklebur, as, no doubt, all veterinarians are familiar with this plant. According to botanists, there are about a dozen different species of cocklebur in the United States. They all ...
10
Biology
Spinach (Spinacia oleracae) is a long day plant that flowers only if the daylength is greater than a critical period of about 14 hours whilst cocklebur (Xanthium pennsylvanicum) is a short day plant that flowers only if the daylength is less than a ...
Martin Rowland, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKLEBUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cocklebur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Controlling weeds more than 6 inches tall in Roundup Ready …
Fortunately, sunflowers and cocklebur are quite susceptible to glyphosate. However, these weeds are fast growing and often have multiple ... «Newton Kansan, Jul 15»
2
Using Herbicides for Horse Pasture Weed Control
Treat summer annual weeds, such as common ragweed, spiny amaranth, and cocklebur, with an herbicide in early summer (June) when these ... «TheHorse.com, Jun 15»
3
Stu Ellis: It takes a community to whack weeds
Call it what you want, if you prefer cocklebur crew, fine with me. Stu Ellis is an observer of the Central Illinois agriculture scene. Copyright 2015 ... «Herald & Review, Jun 15»
4
Mychal Wilmes: Dad's weed eater needs sharpening
It isn't like it used to be when every thistle, button weed and cocklebur was considered a yield threat. I told him that herbicides are so good now ... «Post-Bulletin, Jun 15»
5
OPINION: Working in hog heaven
In return for paying the money, the lawyer or stockbroker got the chance to round up cattle, hoe cocklebur from the corn rows, pitch hay and ... «Daily Republic, Jun 15»
6
Taco No. 5: It's chicharron, but it's not crispy
Eloy...Kitt Peak...Santa Rosa...Three Points...San Luis...San Miguel...North Komelik...cocklebur...San Isidro...Pan Tak...Picacho...Comobabi. «Arizona Daily Star, Jun 15»
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Learning from mistakes Late-born calves lead to a year of hard-hit …
He said that some weed content is inevitable and said he himself had trouble with cocklebur this year, though he was able to mow it off before it ... «Farm and Dairy, May 15»
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Joe Mitchell's Secret
... Jerusalem oak, bedstraw, goldenrod, cocklebur, butter-and-eggs, dandelion, bouncing Bet, mullein, partridge pea, beggar's-lice, sandspur,” and many more. «The Atlantic, May 15»
9
Acuron™ corn herbicide is now approved for use in Minnesota
*2013 Syngenta market research: cocklebur, kochia, marestail, morningglory, ragweed (common, giant), waterhemp (common, tall). «Corn and Soybean Digest, May 15»
10
Drought and preemergence herbicides
The less mobile materials (Prowl, Atrazine) and deeper germinating weeds (e.g. yellow nutsedge, cocklebur, velvetleaf, ragweed, etc.) ... «agprofessional.com, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cocklebur [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cocklebur>. May 2024 ».
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