CEFR B1

burgrass

noun

Meaning

burgrass means any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses burgrass to mean any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs....
The teacher asked students to find burgrass in the reading.

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burgrass (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses burgrass to mean any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs....
The teacher asked students to find burgrass in the reading.
Check the words around burgrass to choose the right meaning.

How to Use burgrass

a/the burgrass (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a burgrass."
burgrass in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked burgrass in context before translating it."

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