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bur reed
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bur reed or bur-reed (bûrrd)
n.
Any of various aquatic or wetland plants of the genus Sparganium, having elongated leaves and ball-like clusters of tiny beaked fruits.
bur reed
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a marsh plant of the genus Sparganium, having narrow leaves, round clusters of small green flowers, and round prickly fruit: family Sparganiaceae
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Noun1.bur reed - marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruitbur reed - marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit
genus Sparganium, Sparganium - type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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These wetlands are typically less than a meter deep and dominated by soft rush (Juncus effusus), bur-reed (Sparganium americanum), and tag alder (Alnus serrulata).
Species of adult Odonata from three natural areas in Mississippi by Bried, Jason T. / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
 
 
 
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