SPINY CLOTBUR

Meaning of SPINY CLOTBUR in English

noun

or spiny cocklebur

: a European cocklebur ( Xanthium spinosum ) naturalized widely as a weed in waste grounds and having 3-branched spines at the axils of the leaves

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SPINY — adjective (spinier; -est) Date: 1586 abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances ; thorny , covered or armed with spines, slender …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPINY — I. adjective also spin·ey ˈspīnē, -ni ( spinier ; spiniest ) Etymology: spine + -y 1. : covered with spines …
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CLOTBUR — ˈklät+ˌ- noun Etymology: clote + bur : burdock
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SPINY — (n.) See Spinny.
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — (a.) Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
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SPINY — (a.) Like a spine in shape; slender.
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SPINY — (a.) Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
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CLOTBUR — (n.) Same as Cocklebur.
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CLOTBUR — (n.) The burdock.
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SPINY — ( n. ) See Spinny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — ( a. ) Like a spine in shape; slender.
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SPINY — ( a. ) Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
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SPINY — ( a. ) Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
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CLOTBUR — ( n. ) The burdock.
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CLOTBUR — ( n. ) Same as Cocklebur.
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SPINY — — spininess , n. /spuy"nee/ , adj., spinier, spiniest . 1. abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — adj. thorny, spiked, covered with pointy projections; resembling a spine; difficult, complex, troublesome
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPINY — adjective ( spin·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1586 1. : abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances : thorny spiny problems …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPINY — adj like a spine in shape; slender. 2. spiny ·noun ·see spinny. 3. spiny ·adj full of spines; thorny; as, …
Webster English vocab
CLOTBUR — noun the burdock. 2. clotbur ·noun ·same·as cocklebur.
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SPINY — ■ adjective ( spinier , spiniest ) 1》 full of or covered with prickles. 2》 informal difficult to understand or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPINY — [spiny] adj spin.i.er ; -est (1586) 1: covered or armed with spines; broadly: bearing spines, prickles, or thorns 2: abounding …
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SPINY — spin|y BrE AmE ˈspaɪn |i ▷ spin|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ spin|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ spin|iness i …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPINY — spin ‧ y /ˈspaɪni/ BrE AmE adjective a spiny animal or plant has lots of stiff sharp points ⇨ spine …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1 full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. øspiny anteater = ECHIDNA. spiny lobster any of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1 full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. spiny anteater = ECHIDNA. spiny lobster any of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1. full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. Phrases and idioms: spiny anteater ECHIDNA. spiny lobster …
Oxford English vocab
SPINY — A spiny plant or animal is covered with long sharp points. ...a spiny lobster. ...a spiny cactus. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPINY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a spiny lobster EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also infesting this domain are the dramatically …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPINY — [adjective] -ier, -iestThe stems of the plant are spiny (= covered with long sharp points).Some small animals have a spiny …
Cambridge English vocab
SPINY — прил. 1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems ≈ затруднительное положение Syn : difficult, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY — spiny.ogg ʹspaını a 1. колкий, колючий; покрытый колючками, иглами и т. п. 2. остроконечный, заострённый 3. худой, тощий; худощавый, сухощавый; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPINY — spiny прил.1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems — затруднительное положение Syn:difficult, hard 1., …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPINY — a 1. колкий, колючий; покрытый колючками, иглами и т. п. 2. остроконечный, заострённый 3. худой, тощий; худощавый, сухощавый; костлявый 4. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY — прил. 1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems — затруднительное положение Syn: difficult , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPINY — прил. 1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems — затруднительное положение Syn: difficult, hard 1., thorny 3) уст. худой, тощий; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOTBUR — см. cocklebur
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CLOTBUR — см. cocklebur
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SPINY — прил. 1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems ≈ затруднительное положение Syn : difficult, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY COCKLEBUR — noun see spiny clotbur
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DAGGER COCKLEBUR — noun : spiny clotbur
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BATHURST BURR — ˈbathə(r)st- noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st B Etymology: from Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia : a plant of the genus …
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XANTHIUM — (n.) A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a …
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COCKLEBUR — (n.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- …
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CLOTE — (n.) The common burdock; the clotbur.
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XANTHIUM — ( n. ) A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COCKLEBUR — ( n. ) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus …
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CLOTE — ( n. ) The common burdock; the clotbur.
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XANTHIUM — noun a genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a …
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COCKLEBUR — noun a coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus xanthium; …
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CLOTE — noun the common burdock; the clotbur.
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COCKLEBUR — also called Clotbur, weedy annual plant of the genus Xanthium of the family Asteraceae, distributed throughout much of Europe and …
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