How to pronounce burdock
American English pronunciation
BUR-dok
- IPA
- /ˈbɝˌdɑk/
- Syllables
- BUR · dok (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What burdock means
A weed with prickly burrs that stick to fur and clothes
In a sentence: After our walk, the dog's fur was full of sticky burrs from the burdock.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old name, bury dokke. Dock is the name of a big-leafed weed.
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