Definition
A prickly seedcase or burr of certain plants, especially those that stick to cloth and animal fur; or the plant bearing such burrs.
Etymology
Compound of 'clot' (a lump or cluster) and 'bur' (prickly seedcase). Old English and Germanic roots; the term has been used since medieval times to describe adhesive plant parts.
Kelly Says
Clotburs inspired Velcro—in 1941, George de Mestral returned from hunting covered in burrs, examined them under a microscope, and saw tiny hooks that could be mimicked with nylon, accidentally inventing one of the most useful fasteners.
Translations
ARالعربية
كلاطبور
kla-ta-bur
CACatalà
Clotbur
klot-bur
CSČeština
Clotbur
klot-bur
DEDeutsch
Clotbur
klot-bur
ELΕλληνικά
Clotbur
klot-bur
ESEspañol
hierba de la clot
yer-ba de la clot
FRFrançais
clot-bur
klot-bur
HIहिन्दी
क्लॉटबर्
klot-bar
HUMagyar
clotbur
klot-bur
IDBahasa Indonesia
clotbur
klot-bur
ITItaliano
clotbur
klot-bur
KO한국어
클로터버
keu-lo-teo-beo
MSBahasa Melayu
Clotbur
klot-bur
MYမြန်မာ
Clotbur
klot-bur
NLNederlands
clotbur
klot-bur
PLPolski
Clotbur
klot-bur
PTPortuguês
clotbur
klot-bur
RORomână
clotbur
klot-bur
RUРусский
Clotbur
klot-bur
SVSvenska
clotbur
klot-bur
SWKiswahili
Clotbur
klot-bur
TEతెలుగు
Clotbur
klot-bur
TRTürkçe
clotbur
klot-bur
UKУкраїнська
Clotbur
klot-bur
VITiếng Việt
clotbur
klot-bur