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BUFFALO BUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buffalo bur mean? 

BUFFALO BUR (noun)
  The noun BUFFALO BUR has 1 sense:

1. North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowersplay

  Familiarity information: BUFFALO BUR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUFFALO BUR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

buffalo bur; Solanum rostratum

Hypernyms ("buffalo bur" is a kind of...):

nightshade (any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit)


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