noun
- plural of sandbur; spiny seed cases or fruits of certain grasses that stick to clothing and animal fur
Examples
- The children’s socks were covered with sandburs after playing in the field.
- We had to carefully remove the sandburs from the dog’s coat.
- The hiking trail was full of sandburs that clung to our pants.
- Sandburs are particularly troublesome for barefoot walkers on beaches.
- The lawn mower scattered sandburs across the yard.
- She spent an hour picking sandburs out of her sweater.