burdock
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burdock
- /ˈbɜːdɒk/ UK
- /ˈbɝːdɑːk/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English *bury dokke (attested as plural bury dokkis), equivalent to bur(ry) + dock.
noun burdocks
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Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
Your love is like a studded leather headlock
Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain
You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock
And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade
Similar: gobo
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noun any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium
| Español | bardana, cachurrea, cadillo, lampazo, lapaizo, pegadillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우엉 ueong |
| 日本語 | 牛蒡 gobō |
| 中文 | 牛蒡 niúbàng |
| Português | bardana |
| Français | bardane |
| Deutsch | Klette |
| Italiano | bardana, lappa |
| Ελληνικά | πλατομαντήλα platomantíla, κολλητσίδα kollitsída |
| Română | brusture |
| Русский | лопу́х lopúx, репе́й repéj, репе́йник repéjnik |
| Tiếng Việt | ngưu bàng |
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title = {burdock},
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