Bathurst n
1 a city in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop.: 24682 (1991)
2 a port in E Canada, in NE New Brunswick: rich mineral resources discovered in 1953. Pop.: 15890 (1991)
3 the former name (until 1973) of →
Banjul
Bathurst burr n
an Australian plant, Xanthium spinosum, having numerous hooked burrs that became entangled in sheep's wool
(C19: from Bathurst region of New South Wales)