n. [ Perh. from AS. burg, burh, hill + -ock. ] A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Bur + dock the plant. ] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The common burdock is the Lappa officinalis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Bur + dock the plant. ] (Bot.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The common burdock is the Lappa officinalis. [ 1913 Webster ]