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Meanings of Arctium lappa in English

Russian
lappa edulis
Portuguese
bardana
Spanish
lappa bardana ssp major
Catalan
repalassa
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Species of plant.

      Related terms
      lappa edulis
      Catalan
      xanthium
      Spanish
      xanthium

      Burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use.

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            Synonyms
            Examples for "cocklebur"
            Examples for "cocklebur"
            1
            The Doctor employed two of these arms to grip the cocklebur.
            The Diamond Age
            2
            Under Hackworth's direction he rotated the cocklebur until a small spine-free patch came into view.
            The Diamond Age
            3
            It looked completely different from all the other mites, because, as a cocklebur, its sole job was to stick to whatever touched it first.
            The Diamond Age
            4
            The cockleburs had already self-destructed, leaving no evidence of his crime.
            The Diamond Age
            5
            And now to the uproar was added the howls of limping infants and cockleburred childhood.
            Cabbages and Kings
            1
            Only somewhere close by, persistently a great burdock leaf flapped and whispered.
            Dream Tales and Prose Poems
            2
            At the water's edge grew great burdocks.
            The Child's World: Third Reader
            3
            Great burdock stems lie prostrate.
            The Amateur Poacher
            Usage of Arctium lappa in English
            1
            Arctium lappa L. is a traditional medicine in Asia.
            Pubmed