Xanthium (Noun)
Meaning
Coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Xanthium is often found growing in areas prone to flooding and can outcompete native plants for resources.
- The fields were overrun with xanthium and other invasive weeds that hindered the growth of crops.
- Farmers considered xanthium to be a nuisance due to its sharp burrs that could damage equipment and injure animals.
- After the wildfires, the ground was blanketed with xanthium seeds that germinated as soon as the first rainfall occurred.
- Agriculturalists studied xanthium plants as an example of successful adaptation in dry environments with limited resources.