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The Burs are the unopened flowers of the Burdock (_Arctium lappa_), and their clinging quality very early obtained for them expressive names, such as _amor folia_, love leaves, and philantropium.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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Copper Burs, such as are used with rivets, are very handy.
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Burs that have split open and exposed the brown nuts should be knocked from the trees, and all of the nuts on the ground should be gathered up cleanly.
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Burs that do not split readily would be more difficult to separate mechanically; and mechanical aids will be necessary for the economical daily gathering of the nuts in commercial orchards.
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Cocklebur (Xanthium commune) — Burs found in definitely prehistoric strata.
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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They are Burs, I can tell you; they'll stick where they are thrown.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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They are but Burs, cousin, thrown upon thee in holiday foolery; if we walk not in the trodden paths our very petticoats will catch them.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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I could shake them off my coat; these Burs are in my heart.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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There had Tagri Verdi dreamed one night that his fellow, Burs Bey, would in due time be placed on the throne, and had revealed this to him.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Sultan Burs Bey in the Castle of Cairo, a ransom is demanded of twenty-four thousand Venice sequins.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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