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- proper noun A
botanical plant nameauthor abbreviation forbotanist Richard Buxton (1786-1865).
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Examples
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From Castleton to Buxton is 6 mile, but they are very long.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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Perhaps this is the most profound way in which Buxton is Greek.
The Valve 2008
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Louis originally from Presque Isle Maine, then Portland Maine, now believed in Buxton Maine ....
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Louis originally from Presque Isle Maine, then Portland Maine, now believed in Buxton Maine ....
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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There's a little place called Buxton that I've got my eye on. '
The Rainbow and the Rose Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1958
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I'm going to call Buxton now, but I want you to stay listening in case I want to speak to you again.
The Rainbow and the Rose Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1958
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The town of Buxton, which is one of the best points from which to visit the beautiful Peak Country, ranks among the best of English inland watering-places, and is the highest town of any importance in the kingdom.
What to See in England Gordon Home 1923
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Those of my readers who happen to be well acquainted with Weymouth, will also be assuredly acquainted with a certain lane, known as Buxton's
The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Harry Collingwood 1886
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Or, secondly, the sensorial power of irritation becomes so much accumulated, that the motions, which were torpid, are now performed by less stimulus than natural; as appears by the warmth, which soon occurs after the first chill in going into frosty air, or into the bath at Buxton, which is about eighty degrees of heat.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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Shutter called Buxton and her father minutes later, crying hysterically, they said.
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