sandbur

A grass native to the eastern United States and tropical America, characterized by spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.

• 🇩🇪Ein Gras, das im Osten der USA und im tropischen Amerika vorkommt und dessen Ährchen von stacheligen Hüllen umschlossen sind.

1. Prickly grass plant C1 formal american

   A type of grass native to the eastern United States and tropical America, characterized by spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.

   • The sandbur is common in sandy soils along the coast.
   • Hikers often avoid areas where sandbur grows because of its sharp burs.
   • The prickly burs of the sandbur can easily attach to clothing.

   🇩🇪Stachelige Graspflanze

   Synonyme: sandspur

• sandburs plural form
• sandburs' possessive plural form
• sandbur's possessive singular form