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Burbank   /bˈərbˌæŋk/   Listen
Burbank

noun
1.
United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926).  Synonym: Luther Burbank.





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"Burbank" Quotes from Famous Books



... rainy-day sunbursts in my valise at Peavine. But they're to stay there until some of those black-gum trees begin to glut the market with yellow clings and Japanese plums. I reckon we can't count on them unless we take Luther Burbank in ...
— The Gentle Grafter • O. Henry
... wonderful Burbank with his thornless cactus, his stoneless plum, and his white blackberry, is simply a searcher after mutations. His success is not because he uses any secret methods, but because of the size of his operations. He ...
— The Dollar Hen • Milo M. Hastings


Words linked to "Burbank" :   plantsman, horticulturist


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