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bur clover
noun
- any of several Eurasian legumes of the genus Medicago, as M. hispida, having yellow flowers and prickly, coiled, black pods, naturalized in North America.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bur clover1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences
This and the toothed medic are known to farmers under the name of bur-clover.
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