bur clover

noun

1. any of several Eurasian legumes of the genus Medicago, as M. hispida, having yellow flowers and prickly, coiled, black pods, naturalized in North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bur clover¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

In South Texas, bur clover, a winter weed crucial for deer in spring, was showing freeze burn.

From Washington Times

In South Texas, bur clover, a winter weed crucial for deer in spring, was showing freeze burn.

From Seattle Times

Flowers in clusters of 2 — 20 Bur Clover, Medicago hispida. 32a.

From Project Gutenberg

What we had planned to do was turn the cattle in on this last plot about January 1st, let them graze crimson clover, or bur clover, or any other winter ground cover that grows in your section until the Lespedeza sericea came on in the early summer.

From Project Gutenberg

This I hoped would improve the texture of the soil and make better conditions for growing bur clover between the trees.

From Project Gutenberg