burdock

English

Etymology

From Middle English *bury dokke (attested as plural bury dokkis), equivalent to bur(ry) +‎ dock.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːdɒk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɝːdɑːk/

Noun

burdock (plural burdocks)

  1. Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
    • 2011, Alex Turner, “Suck It And See”, in Suck It And See, performed by Arctic Monkeys:
      Your love is like a studded leather headlock
      Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain
      You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock
      And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade

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