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bur [bɜː] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a seed vessel or flower head, as of burdock, having hooks or prickles 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any plant that produces burs 3. a person or thing that clings like a bur 4. (Medicine / Dentistry) a small surgical or dental drill vb burs, burring, burred (tr) to remove burs from Also (for senses 1-4, 6) burr [probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish burre bur, Swedish kardborre burdock] BUR international car registration for Myanmar (Burma)
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