/sand"berr'/ , n.
1. any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
2. any of several bur-bearing weeds growing in sandy places, as Franseria acanthicarpa or Solanum rostratum, of the western U.S.
Also, sandburr .
[ 1820-30, Amer.; SAND + BUR 1 ]