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burley definition

☆ bur·ley (bʉr′lē)

noun

a thin-leaved, light-colored tobacco grown in Kentucky and surrounding states, usually containing less nicotine than the dark-colored tobaccos

Etymology: after ? a proper name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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