Buttonbur

/ˈbʌtən.bɜːr/ noun

Definition

A plant with burrs or seed pods resembling buttons, or any of various plants producing button-like seed structures.

Etymology

Compound of 'button' and 'bur' (from Old English 'byrce'), the prickly seed case of certain plants that stick to clothing and fur.

Kelly Says

Burs and buttons seem opposite, but they're both nature's packaging solutions—burs stick aggressively while buttons close gently, yet both evolved to solve the problem of securing things together.

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