BUR REED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bur reed mean? 

• BUR REED (noun)
  The noun BUR REED has 1 sense:

1. marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUR REED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)