burgrass

English

Alternative forms

• burrgrass

Etymology

From bur +‎ grass.

Noun

burgrass (countable and uncountable, plural burgrasses)

1. Any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit.

References

• “burgrass”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.