BUR
WordNet
noun
(1) Small bit used in dentistry or surgery
(2) Seed vessel having hooks or prickles
verb
(3) Remove the burrs from
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants
- Any of several plants having such husks
- A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads
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Etymology
From Germanic *būraz. Cognate with Old Saxon būr, Old High German būr (German Bauer ‘birdcage’), Old Norse búr (Swedish bur).