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burdock
burdock , common name of any plant of the genus Arctium of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), coarse biennials indigenous to temperate Eurasia and mostly weedy in North America. The flowers, usually purple, are followed by roundish many-seeded burs. The great burdock ( A. lappa ) has been used medicinally and (in Japan) cultivated as a vegetable called gobo. The young leaves are eaten as a salad in Scandinavia and Japan. The common burdock is A. minus. The cocklebur is sometimes confused with burdock. Burdock is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae. |
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"burdock." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "burdock." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-burdock.html "burdock." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-burdock.html |
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burdock Oil-yielding weed found throughout Europe, North Africa and North America. It has large basal leaves and thistle-like purple flower heads covered by stiff, hooked bracts. Common burdock, Arctium pubens, is biennial and grows to 0.9m (3ft). Family Asteraceae/Compositae.
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"burdock." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "burdock." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-burdock.html "burdock." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-burdock.html |
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bur·dock / ˈbərdäk/ • n. a large herbaceous plant (genus Arctium) of the daisy family. The hook-bearing flowers become woody burrs after fertilization and cling to animals' coats for seed dispersal. |
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"burdock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "burdock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-burdock.html "burdock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-burdock.html |
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burdock Wild thistle‐like plant (Arctium lappa); leaves used in salads, and to flavour a traditional carbonated beverage (dandelion and burdock); called gobo in Japan.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "burdock." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "burdock." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-burdock.html DAVID A. BENDER. "burdock." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-burdock.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "burdock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "burdock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-burdock.html T. F. HOAD. "burdock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-burdock.html |
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burdock
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•manioc • Antioch • sjambok
•gemsbok • rhebok • steenbok
•springbok • grysbok • Lombok
•Zadok • Languedoc
•burdock, Murdoch
•hollyhock • forehock • spatchcock
•blackcock • Hancock • petcock
•haycock • gamecock
•Leacock, peacock, seacock
•Hickok • Hitchcock • poppycock
•stopcock • gorcock
•Alcock, ballcock
•monocoque • woodcock • shuttlecock
•moorcock • weathercock
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"burdock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "burdock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-burdock.html "burdock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-burdock.html |
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