noogoora burr
1noogoora burr — nüˈgu̇rə noun Usage: usually capitalized N Etymology: noogoora (of unknown origin) + burr : a European cocklebur (Xanthium pungens) that is a noxious weed in Australia …
2Noogoora burr — /nəgurə ˈbɜ/ (say nuhgoohruh ber) noun a tall herbaceous plant with large spiny burrs, Xanthium chinense, which is poisonous to young livestock. {from Noogoora, sheep station in Qld} …
3xanthium — /ˈzænθiəm/ (say zantheeuhm) noun any plant of the genus Xanthium, which includes troublesome burr bearing weeds as the Noogoora burr, X. chinense, and the Bathurst burr, X. spinosum …
4Cocklebur — Xanthium Xanthium strumarium Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
