HyperDic

English > 1 sense of the expression great burdock:
NOUNplantgreat burdock, greater burdock, cocklebur, Arctium lappaburdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor
English > great burdock: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningburdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use.
Synonymsgreater burdock, cocklebur, Arctium lappa
Broaderburdock, clotburAny of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs