Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)burlthe wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer (n)burla large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree (n)slub, knot, burlsoft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design Verbs
(v)burlremove the burls from cloth