bur reed

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bur reed]
- /bɜr rid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bur reed]
- /bɜr rid/

Definitions of bur reed words

noun bur reed a marsh plant of the genus Sparganium, having narrow leaves, round clusters of small green flowers, and round prickly fruit: family Sparganiaceae 3
noun bur reed any of a genus (Sparganium) of the bur-reed family, having grasslike leaves and hard, dry, prickly fruits 3
adjective bur reed designating a family (Sparganiaceae, order Typhales) of monocotyledonous marsh or water plants 3
noun bur reed any plant of the genus Sparganium, having ribbony leaves and bearing burlike fruit. 1

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Origin of bur reed

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Bur reed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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bur reed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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