[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

burdock \bur"dock\, n. bur + dock the plant. bot.
   a genus of coarse biennial herbs lappa, bearing small
   burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or
   wool of animals.
   1913 webster

   note: the common burdock is the lappa officinalis.
         1913 webster
see also:
lappa lappa officinalis 

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