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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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