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sandbur
noun sand·bur \ˈsan(d)-ˌbər\
Definition of SANDBUR
: any of a genus (Cenchrus) of grasses producing spikelets enclosed in ovoid spiny involucres that form burs; also : one of these burs
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First Known Use of SANDBUR
1830
Rhymes with SANDBUR
as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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