bur
bur [burr, burs] n
Danish 'burdock'.
- Seed pod; chestnut husk.
- Pine cone; deciduous spike; female catkin of an evergreen.
- Sticker; thorn; goat-head; prickly weed; rough husk; dry flower head; [onomatapoeia; word play with “burrrr”] shiver; shudder; trembling; tremor; chill.
- Stubble; chaff; straw; remains of the harvest.
- Pod; shell; cod; case; capsule; [fig.] head; skull.