burdock
1 synonym for burdock, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A prickly plant in the genus Arctium that flowers every two years.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
clotbur
Etymology
It comes from Middle English *bury dokke (attested in the plural as bury dokkis), equivalent to bur(ry) plus dock.
Full origin of burdock →