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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Asteraceae —cockleburs .
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Examples
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Its ingredients include Xanthium fruit, magnolia flower, wild chrysanthemum and Chinese licorice root.
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Other weeds include the noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium), parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata), bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypifolia), and castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), all of which are especially concentrated in riparian and wetland areas.
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These include noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium), parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata), bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypifolia), and castor oil plant (Ricinus communis).
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TOSSING, L. and DUNBAR, R.E. (1935) Physical and chemical properties of cocklebur (Xanthium commune Britton) oil.
Chapter 5 1953
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Croton Malvaefolium of Suddiya, Xanthium indicum; Cheilosandra ferruginea, Pothos scandens decursiva, etc.,
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Instead of being encouraged, it should, like the "Boete Bosch" [7] (_Xanthium spinosum_, burr weed), be extirpated from the soil of South Africa.
Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked C. H. Thomas
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Cocklebur (Xanthium commune) — Burs found in definitely prehistoric strata.
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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The _Xanthium Wootoni_, above referred to, with only part of the prickles of Xanthium commune is also a very curious instance of the demonstration of the compound nature of a character.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Such is the case with the mutative origin of _Xanthium commune_ Wootoni from New Mexico and of _Oenothera biennis cruciata_ from Holland.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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It is the _Xanthium wootoni_, discovered in the region about
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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