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Burbank

bur·bank

US/ˈbɜrˌbæŋk/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)

Origin

"The bur-covered riverbank", from bur + bank.

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