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beretta
berg (1)
berg (2)
berg wind
bergamot
Bergen
Bergen-Belsen
Bergenfield
bergenia
bergère
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Bering land bridge
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bergenia

ber·gen·ia [ bùr gnee ə ] (plural ber·gen·ias or ber·gen·ia)


noun 
Definition:
 
early flowering perennial plant: a low-growing perennial plant with large leathery leaves. Flowers: early, usually red, purple, or pink on long stalks. Genus Bergenia.

[Mid-19th century. After Karl August von Bergen (1704-1760), German botanist and physician]
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