burweed
burweed — noun
1. any wild plant whose seeds or fruits are covered in small hooks or prickles so t
any wild plant whose seeds or fruits are covered in small hooks or prickles so they easily stick to clothing, animal fur, or feathers
Mira found burweed seeds stuck to her socks after walking through the empty lot.
collocation: burweed seeds / seeds stuck to [fabric]
The old farmer pointed at the burweed and warned the children not to touch its prickly fruit.
Burweed spreads easily because its hooked burs hitch a ride on passing animals.
Tamar picked the burweed burs out of her dog's thick fur with a small comb.
After hiking through the dry grassland, Luis spent an hour picking burweed off his jeans.
文法句型
burweed (countable) — a specific plant or species
burweed (uncountable) — the plant type as ground cover or mass growth
用法筆記
Burweed is not a scientific classification but a common name for several unrelated plants (e.g. cocklebur, burdock, sandbur) that share the same seed-dispersal strategy. The word is most often encountered in gardening, farming, and nature-writing contexts.