Definition of Arctium minus

1. Noun. A plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa.

Exact synonyms: Common Burdock, Lesser Burdock
Generic synonyms: Burdock, Clotbur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctium Minus

Arctic cod
Arctic ground squirrel
Arctic hare
Arctic loon
Arctic loons
Arctic mouse-ear
Arctic skua
Arctic wolf
Arctic wolf spider
Arctica
Arctictis
Arctictis bintourong
Arctiidae
Arctium
Arctium lappa
Arctium minus (current term)
Arctocebus
Arctocebus calabarensis
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus philippi
Arctonyx
Arctonyx collaris
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos alpina
Arctostaphylos andersonii
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctotis
Arctotis stoechadifolia

Literary usage of Arctium minus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin by Missouri botanical garden (1913)
"Class 11. Gastric Tonics—Agents which increase the appetite and promote gastric digestion. Summer savoy (Satureja horten sis ), burdock (Arctium minus), ..."

2. The American Botanist: A Monthly Journal for the Plant Lover edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1907)
"The plant apears to the writer to be a mere sport of the familiar Arctium minus but since it may be better handled if named it is suggested that it be ..."

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