Definition of Xanthium. Meaning of Xanthium. Synonyms of Xanthium

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Definition of Xanthium

Xanthium
Xanthium Xan"thi*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xa`nqion a plant used for dyeing the hair yellow, said to be the Xanthium strumarium, from xanqo`s yellow.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur; clotbur.

Meaning of Xanthium from wikipedia

- Xanthium (****lebur) is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae, native to the Americas and eastern Asia and...
- Xanthium strumarium (rough ****lebur, Noogoora burr, clotbur, common ****lebur, large ****lebur, woolgarie bur) is a species of annual plants of the family...
- Xanthium spinosum (also known as Acanthoxanthium spinosum) is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by many common names, including spiny...
- Xanthium orientale is a species of annual plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. The Zuni people use the plant for multiple purposes. The chewed seeds are...
- function as burs. Bur-bearing plants, such as Tribulus terrestris and Xanthium species, are often single-stemmed when growing in dense groups, but branch...
- Xanthium ambrosioides, the Argentine ****lebur, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Argentina, and introduced to Great...
- sweet annie (Artemisia annua L., 青蒿 Qīng Hāo) aerial parts, ****lebur (Xanthium sibiri**** Patrin ex Widder, 蒼耳子 Cāng'r Zǐ) aerial parts, and knotweed (Polygonum...
- is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Cenchrus, a gr**** Xanthium, a broad-leaved plant Sand bur This page is an index of articles on plant...
- damage response. The compound 8-Epi-xanthatin (EXT) is an extract from Xanthium fruit and is used as a natural transcription 3 (STAT3) inhibitor to induce...
- (C15H18O3) is a major bioactive compound found in the leaves of the Xanthium strumarium (Asteracae) plant. It is classified as a natural sesquiterpene...