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burdock

Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːdɒk/

The English word “burdock” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

Etymology

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

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