bur-reed

English

Etymology

From bur (“prickly husk of a small seed”) +‎ reed (“type of tall, thin grass”).

Noun

bur-reed (plural bur-reeds)

1. A group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.

Translations

a marsh plant

• Czech: zevar
• Danish: pindsvineknop
• Dutch: egelskop (nl)
• Estonian: jõgitakjas
• Finnish: palpakko (fi)
• French: rubanier (fr) m
• German: Igelkolben m
• Greek: σπαργάνιο n (spargánio)

  Ancient: σπαργάνιον n (spargánion)

• Irish: rísheisc f
• Italian: coltellaccio (it) m
• Japanese: 実栗 (mikuri)
• Lithuanian: šiurpis
• Maori: mārū
• Polish: jeżogłówka f
• Romanian: șovar (ro) m
• Russian: ежеголо́вник (ru) m (ježegolóvnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: ševar (sh)
• Slovak: ježohlav
• Swedish: igenknopps
• Ukrainian: шувар (šuvar)