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burs

The correct spelling is burs.

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noun

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The correct spelling is burs. A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
  2. 2.Any of several plants having such husks.
  3. 3.A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
  4. 4.A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.
  5. 5.Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.

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