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Nov 30, 2009
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bur•net



Pronunciation: (bur-net', bûr'nit), [key]
n.
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.

Bur•net



Pronunciation: (bur-net', bûr'nit), [key]
n.
Sir (Frank) Mac•far•lane Pronunciation: (muk-fär'lun), [key] 1899–1985, Australian physician: Nobel prize for physiology 1960.

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