sandspur
- noun
- /ˈsændˌspɜr/
- US
:
espina de arena
- We were living in a mustard-colored suburban ranch house, with a lawn full of sandspurs and no trees except for orange groves, rows and rows.
Examples
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Walking barefoot through the field, I stepped on a sharp sandspur that stuck to my foot.
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I grew up being called Casper the Friendly Ghost, sandspur, ass burn, etc.
Blog text (13) -
" You won't even be able to see those horrible sandspurs that will jump in there by the hundreds, not to mention lodge in his paws.
Fiction book (2000) -
The children complained about getting sandspurs caught in their socks while playing outside.
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After a long hike, I found several sandspurs clinging to my pants, making it hard to walk comfortably.
Synonyms
A grass with sharp prickly seed pods that stick to shoes
A grass with small spiky seed balls that stick to fur or clothes
A grass from eastern US and tropical America with small spiky seed burs that stick to feet and fur
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sandspur comes from the parts sand and spur. A 'spur' is a small, sharp point like the metal piece on a rider's boot, so a sandspur is a plant with sharp, spiky burs that stick to your skin or clothes in sandy places.
