bur
Pronunciation: (bûr), [key] — n., v., burred, bur•ring.
—n. - a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- any bur-bearing plant.
- something that adheres like a bur.
- burr (defs. 1, 3).
- a rotary cutting tool usually of steel or other hard metal shaped into a shank and a head, for removing carious material from teeth and preparing cavities for filling.
- a cutting tool resembling that of a dentist, used for the excavation of bone.
—v.t. - to extract or remove burs from.
bur
Pronunciation: (bûr), [key] — n.
- burr.
Bur.
- Burma.
bur.
- bureau.
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