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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Brankursine

· Brank·ur·sine · IPA

01 n. Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.

[F. branc-ursine, branch-ursine, fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr. ursus bear), i. e., bear's claw, because its leaves resemble the claws of a bear. Cf. Branch.]

1.
Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.(Bot.)

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