sandburrs
/ˈsændbɜrz/
noun
- Small, prickly seed pods or burs produced by certain plants, especially those that grow in sandy soil, which stick to clothing or animal fur.
- The dog came back from the beach covered in sandburrs.
- Sandburrs can be painful if you step on them with bare feet.
- After walking through the dunes, we had to pick sandburrs off our socks.
- Any of several plants (especially in the genus Cenchrus) that produce these prickly burs, often considered weeds.
- The farmer sprayed herbicide to control the sandburrs in his pasture.
- We pulled up the sandburrs before they could spread their seeds.
- Sandburrs thrive in dry, sandy soil and can take over a lawn quickly.