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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUR,
BUR'-REED, n. A plant, the Sparganium.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v
1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]

Merriam Webster's

I. variant of burr II. abbreviation bureau

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also burr) 1 a a prickly clinging seed-case or flower-head. b any plant producing these. 2 a person hard to shake off. 3 = BURR n. 2. Phrases and idioms: bur oak a N. American oak, Quercus macrocarpa with large fringed acorn-cups. Etymology: ME: cf. Da. burre bur, burdock, Sw. kard-borre burdock

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bur Bur, Burr Burr, n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr- for burz-), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, ``the downe, or hairie coat, wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered,'' fr. L. burrae trifles, LL. reburrus rough.] 1. (Bot.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs. Amongst rude burs and thistles. --Milton. Bur and brake and brier. --Tennyson. 2. The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2. 3. A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4. 4. The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5. 5. The sweetbread. 6. A clinker; a partially vitrified brick. 7. (Mech.) (a) A small circular saw. (b) A triangular chisel. (c) A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists. 8. [Cf. Gael. borr, borra, a knob, bunch.] (Zo["o]l.) The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head. [Commonly written burr.] Bur oak (Bot.), a useful and ornamental species of oak (Quercus macrocarpa) with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep cups imbricated with pointed scales. It grows in the Middle and Western United States, and its wood is tough, close-grained, and durable. Bur reed (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sparganium, having long ribbonlike leaves.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	BUR
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AWP
FAA District	NONE
State	CA
State	CALIFORNIA
County	LOS ANGELES
County State	CA
City Name	BURBANK
Full Name	BOB HOPE
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"BURBANK, CA 91505"
Elevation	778
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	LOS ANGELES
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	03
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	NW
Airport Certification Type and Date	I CS 05/1973
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	Y
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	Y
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	040
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	022
Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft	049
Based Helicopters	005
Commercial Services	058031
Air Taxi	035149
General Aviation, Local Operations	008303
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	038874
Military Aircraft Operations	000262
Latitude	34.2006666667
Longitude	-118.3586666667
State FIPS code	06
State Postal Code	CA
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	2455574
Version	09

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