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< Burr, Aaron
Burrell, Kenneth Earl >
bur reed
or
bur-reed
(bûr
r
d
)
KEY
NOUN:
Any of various aquatic or wetland plants of the genus
Sparganium,
having elongated leaves and ball-like clusters of tiny beaked fruits.
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