bur oak, (Quercus macrocarpa), North American timber tree belonging to the white oak group of the genus Quercus in the beech family (Fagaceae), distributed primarily throughout the central United States. It has become a popular ornamental and shade tree in urban areas because of its resistance to

Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States (1801–05), who killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel (1804) and whose turbulent political career ended with his arrest for treason in 1807. Burr, the son of Aaron Burr, Sr., and Esther Edwards, came from a prominent

Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States (1801–05), who killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel (1804) and whose turbulent political career ended with his arrest for treason in 1807. Burr, the son of Aaron Burr, Sr., and Esther Edwards, came from a prominent

Richard Burr is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and represented North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2005). While still a child, Burr—who was an indirect relative of Aaron Burr, the third

Richard Burr is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and represented North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2005). While still a child, Burr—who was an indirect relative of Aaron Burr, the third

covered bridge: …successful type was designed by Theodore Burr, of Torrington, Connecticut, combining a Palladio truss with an arch. Numerous Town and Burr designs remained standing throughout North America into the late 20th century, some dating back to the early 19th century.

Burr-Hamilton duel, duel fought between U.S. Vice Pres. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, former first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, on July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey, that resulted in the death of Hamilton the following day. The two men had long been political rivals, but the immediate

Australia: The Precambrian: The early Adelaidean Callanna and Burra groups are confined to troughs faulted down into basement. A sheet of sedimentary deposits at the base of the Callanna group was cut by faults into rift valleys that filled with basic volcanic rocks and evaporitic sediment and carbonate rock. The succeeding Burra group…

Lake Burragorang, major reservoir for Sydney, east-central New South Wales, Australia. The lake fills the Burragorang Valley, a gorge carved by the Coxs and Wollondilly rivers, which merge there to form the Warragamba, a tributary of the Hawkesbury. With a surface area of about 34 square miles (88

marsupial: Classification: Family Burramyidae (pygmy possums) 5 species in 2 genera. Primarily arboreal, mouse- to squirrel-sized. Family Vombatidae (wombats) 3 species in 2 genera. Related to the koala (family Phascolarctidae). Family Acrobatidae

Burrard Inlet, eastern arm of the Strait of Georgia, extending 23 miles (37 km) in an easterly direction into southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It varies from 1 to 4 miles in width and forms Vancouver Harbour, one of the best natural harbours on the Pacific coast of North America. Vancouver

Orkney Islands: The small islands of Burray and South Ronaldsay, to the south of East Mainland, are now joined to it by causeways constructed during World War II to prevent enemy submarines from entering the naval base at Scapa Flow. The second largest of the Orkney Islands, Hoy, lies south of…

reed: Bur reed (Sparganium) and reed mace (Typha) are plants of other families.

Clare: The Burren is a distinctive region of almost horizontal limestone slabs and little vegetation; along the coast is a limestone pavement area. The vegetation of the Burren comprises an unusual mixture of north and south European and alpine plants. The Burren plateau has a stony, desertlike…

Alberto Burri was an Italian artist known for his adventurous use of new materials. Burri was trained as a physician and began to paint only in 1944, while in a prisoner-of-war camp in Texas. About 1946 he moved to Rome and began to paint seriously. His early works—rags splashed in red paint to

Roland Burris is an American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction.

Roland Burris is an American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction.

burrito, a common cylindrical food item of Mexican and American origin consisting of a tortilla wrapped around a mixed filling of such ingredients as meat, cheese, beans, and vegetables. The burrito differs from the taco in that the circular tortilla in the latter case is simply folded, not

Usk, town, present and historic county of Monmouthshire, southeastern Wales. It lies along the River Usk, 20 miles (32 km) from its Bristol Channel mouth. The town was settled first by Celts and then by Romans, who called it Burrium. A Norman castle was built in the 12th century but was partially

donkey, (Equus asinus), domestic ass belonging to the horse family, Equidae, and descended from the African wild ass (Equus africanus). It is known to have been used as a beast of burden since 4000 bce. The average donkey stands 101.6 cm (40 inches) at the shoulder and weighs about 250 kg (551

burro-fat, (species Cleome isomeris), shrub or small tree of the Cleome genus (of the family Cleomaceae, which is closely related to the mustard family, Brassicaceae), native to southwestern North America, with showy spikes of yellow flowers and gray-green foliage. Burro-fat, up to 3 metres (10

William Seward Burroughs: In 1905 the Burroughs Adding Machine Company was organized in Michigan as successor to the American Arithmometer Company. His grandson, American author William S. Burroughs, was named after him.

William Seward Burroughs: In 1905 the Burroughs Adding Machine Company was organized in Michigan as successor to the American Arithmometer Company. His grandson, American author William S. Burroughs, was named after him.

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American novelist whose Tarzan stories created a folk hero known around the world. Burroughs, the son of a wealthy businessman, was educated at private schools in Chicago, at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts (from which he was expelled), and at

Salem witch trials: The trials: George Burroughs, who had served as a minister in Salem Village from 1680 to 1683, was summoned from his new home in Maine and accused of being the witches’ ringleader. He too was convicted and, along with four others, was hanged on August 19. As…

John Burroughs was an American essayist and naturalist who lived and wrote after the manner of Henry David Thoreau, studying and celebrating nature. In his earlier years Burroughs worked as a teacher and a farmer and for nine years as a clerk in the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. In 1867 he

William S. Burroughs was an American writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world. His sexual explicitness (he was an avowed and outspoken homosexual) and the frankness with which he dealt with his experiences as a drug

William S. Burroughs was an American writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world. His sexual explicitness (he was an avowed and outspoken homosexual) and the frankness with which he dealt with his experiences as a drug

William S. Burroughs was an American writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world. His sexual explicitness (he was an avowed and outspoken homosexual) and the frankness with which he dealt with his experiences as a drug

William Seward Burroughs was an American inventor of the first recording adding machine and pioneer of its manufacture. After a brief education, Burroughs supported himself from the age of 15. In 1880 he began working in his father’s shop in St. Louis, Missouri, constructing models for castings and

Joe Burrow is an elite National Football League (NFL) quarterback, known for his cool demeanor and accurate passing. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals as the number one pick in the 2020 NFL draft, and he led the team to its first Super Bowl appearance (2022) in more than 30 years. Off the

Joe Burrow is an elite National Football League (NFL) quarterback, known for his cool demeanor and accurate passing. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals as the number one pick in the 2020 NFL draft, and he led the team to its first Super Bowl appearance (2022) in more than 30 years. Off the

burrower bug, (family Cydnidae), any of some 750 species of insects (order Heteroptera) that burrow underground around clumps of grass, in sandy places, or beneath ground litter. These insects may be up to 7 mm (0.3 inch) long. Their oval bodies are brown or black, and there are spines on the tibia

burrowing, locomotion of a type found in both terrestrial and aquatic animal groups. Some fossorial animals dig short permanent burrows in which they live; others tunnel extensively and nearly continuously. In relatively soft substrates, such as soil, burrowers tend to be limbless (lizards, snakes)

burrowing asp, (genus Atractaspis), any of 19 species of venomous, secretive snakes, also known as mole vipers and stiletto snakes, of tropical Africa and the Middle East. They belong to the family Atractaspididae, a group distinct from vipers and elapids. Atractaspidids are characterized by a

barnacle: Burrowing barnacles (order Acrothoracica, about 30 species) are small, unisexual forms that lack shells and have fewer than six pairs of cirri. They burrow into hard limy material, such as clam shells and coral. Trypetesa is found only inside snail shells occupied by hermit crabs.

plant disease: Nematode diseases: The burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis) is a serious endoparasite in tropical and subtropical areas, where it attacks citrus (causing spreading decline), banana, avocado, tomato, black pepper, abaca, and more than 200 important crops, trees, and ornamentals, causing severe losses.

burrowing owl, (Athene cunicularia), small owl of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes) that inhabits prairie lands of the Western Hemisphere from southwestern Canada to Tierra del Fuego. Burrowing owls live in holes abandoned by other animals. They eat mainly insects and small rodents.

conure: …(to 50 cm [20 inches]) Patagonian conure, or burrowing parrot, Cyanoliseus patagonus, nests colonially in cliff holes in temperate regions of Chile and Argentina.

python: Old world pythons: The so-called earth, or burrowing, python (Calabaria reinhardtii or Charina reinhardtii) of West Africa appears to be a member of the boa family (Boidae).

rat kangaroo: … rat kangaroo, or boodie (B. lesueur), which has a thicker, non-crested tail, is the only member of the kangaroo group to dig burrows. It was formerly widespread in South and Western Australia but is today restricted to a few offshore islands. The Northern bettong (B. tropica) has pale gray…

frog and toad: Annotated classification: Family Rhinophrynidae (burrowing toad) Oligocene (33.9 million–23.03 million years ago) to present; 8 presacral vertebrae; ribs absent; coccyx free, with 2 articulating surfaces; tongue free and protrusible; body robust; burrowing; aquatic larvae present; Mexico and Central America; 1 species; adult length to about 7 cm (3 inches).…

coleopteran: Annotated classification: Family Noteridae (burrowing water beetles) Similar to Dytiscidae; small; larvae burrow. Family Rhysodidae (wrinkled bark beetles) Small, slender, brownish beetles; about 350 species, mostly tropical. Sometimes considered a subgroup (tribe Rhysodini) of family Carabidae. Family

Northern Exposure: …American employee, Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows), an aspiring cinematographer and shaman; bush pilot Maggie O’Connell (Janine Turner), Fleischman’s hot-cold love interest; radio disc jockey Chris Stevens (John Corbett), whose on-air monologues were both folksy and philosophical; Holling Vincoeur (John Cullum), the lively elderly tavern owner married to the…

Ronald Montagu Burrows was a British archaeologist whose excavations (1895–96) in western Greece, at Pílos (ancient Pylos, on the Coryphasium promontory) and the nearby island of Sfaktiría (Sphacteria), were important in verifying Thucydides’ historical accuracy. As professor of Greek at University

bottlenose dolphin: The southern Australian bottlenose dolphin (T. australis), or Burrunan dolphin, is considered by some researchers to be a third species, whereas others argue that it is a subspecies of the Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin. It frequents the waters off Australia’s southern and southeastern shores and has…

St. Ignatius of Antioch: Journey to Rome: At his request the deacon Burrus of Ephesus was allowed to stay with him. Ignatius also wrote to Rome, urging his fellow Christians there not to prevent his martyrdom by intercession on his behalf and commending to their charity Syrian Christians who had arrived there ahead of him.

Sextus Afranius Burrus was the praetorian prefect (51–62) and, with Seneca, the chief adviser of the Roman emperor Nero (reigned 54–68). Burrus came from Vasio (now Vaison, France). After brief service in the army, he held posts in the households of Livia (the widow of the emperor Augustus) and the

Bursa, city, northwestern Turkey. It is situated along the northern foothills of Ulu Dağ (the ancient Mysian Olympus). Probably founded by a Bithynian king in the 3rd century bce, it prospered during Byzantine times after the emperor Justinian I (reigned 527–565 ce) built a palace there. The city

bursa, within the mammalian body, any small pouch or sac between tendons, muscles, or skin and bony prominences at points of friction or stress. The bursas are classified by type as adventitious, subcutaneous, synovial, or submuscular. Adventitious, or accidental, bursas arise in soft tissues as a

bird: Muscles and organs: …outpocketing of the cloaca, the bursa of Fabricius, controls antibody-mediated immunity in young birds. The bursa regresses with age, and thus its presence or absence may be used to determine age.

Süleyman Çelebi was one of the most famous early poets of Anatolia. Süleyman appears to have been the son of an Ottoman minister, Ahmed Paşa, who served in the court of Sultan Murad I. Süleyman became a leader of the Khalwatīyah dervish order and then imam (religious leader) to the court of the

bursa, within the mammalian body, any small pouch or sac between tendons, muscles, or skin and bony prominences at points of friction or stress. The bursas are classified by type as adventitious, subcutaneous, synovial, or submuscular. Adventitious, or accidental, bursas arise in soft tissues as a

bursitis, inflammation of a synovial bursa, the lubricating sac located around joints or between tendons and muscles or bones. Bursitis may be caused by infection or injury, by arthritis or gout, by calcium deposition along a tendon or joint, or by minor, usually repetitive irritation. Hence, risk

bursa, within the mammalian body, any small pouch or sac between tendons, muscles, or skin and bony prominences at points of friction or stress. The bursas are classified by type as adventitious, subcutaneous, synovial, or submuscular. Adventitious, or accidental, bursas arise in soft tissues as a

Burschenschaft, (German: “Youth Association”), student organization at the German universities that started as an expression of the new nationalism prevalent in post-Napoleonic Europe. The first Burschenschaft was founded in 1815 at the University of Jena, and the movement spread all over Germany.

Sapindales: Distribution and abundance: Bursera (50 species) is found in tropical America, with its centre of diversity in Mexico.

tree: Tree bark: …smooth, copper-coloured covering of the gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba) to the thick, soft, spongy bark of the punk, or cajeput, tree (Melaleuca leucadendron). Other types of bark include the commercial cork of the cork oak (Quercus suber) and the rugged, fissured outer coat of many other oaks; the flaking, patchy-coloured barks…

Burseraceae, family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, composed of about 19 genera and 775–860 species of resinous trees and shrubs. They are native primarily to tropical America, but a few species occur in Africa and Asia. Many species dominate the forests or woodlands in which they

hormone: Neurohormones: …the thoracotropic hormone and called bursicon acts directly on the adult cuticle (skin) of arthropods to stimulate darkening and hardening processes. Bursicon has a molecular weight of about 30,000. The brain of insects also produces a third neurohormone, which has a hyperglycemic (increase in level of blood glucose) effect in…

gastropod: Classification: shells (Cassidae), tun shells (Doliidae), frog shells (Bursidae), triton shells (Cymatiidae), and fig shells (Ficidae); frog and triton shells often live in rocky areas; most species large in size. Suborder Neogastropoda (Stenoglossa) Carnivorous or scavengers with rachiglossate (with 3 denticles) or taxoglossate (with 2 denticles) radula; shell

bursitis, inflammation of a synovial bursa, the lubricating sac located around joints or between tendons and muscles or bones. Bursitis may be caused by infection or injury, by arthritis or gout, by calcium deposition along a tendon or joint, or by minor, usually repetitive irritation. Hence, risk

surge: …monsoon currents is called a burst, or surge, of the monsoon.

Audre Lorde: Lorde’s volume A Burst of Light (1988), which further detailed her struggle with cancer, won a National Book Award in 1989. She also wrote the novel Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (1982), noted for its clear, evocative imagery and its treatment of a mother-daughter relationship.…

X-ray source: In objects known as bursters, a neutron star’s magnetic field suspends the gas until the accumulated weight crushes the field temporarily and the falling gas emits a sudden burst of X rays. A transient occurs in stellar pairs in which the orbit is elongated and gas is only transferred…

ammunition: …as cartridge case, fuze, and bursting charge are frequently included.

papermaking: Strength and durability: …paper and paperboard is the bursting test, or Mullen test. It is defined as the hydrostatic pressure (caused by liquids at rest) necessary to cause rupture in a circular area of a given diameter. Other strength tests for which standard methods exist are tearing strength and folding endurance.

Ellen Burstyn is an American actress who is known for her understated charm and versatility. Gillooly was raised in Detroit, though she attended St. Mary’s Academy in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, for several years in the late 1930s. Both her mother and her stepfather were physically and verbally

Bermuda: History of Bermuda: At age 38, David Burt became the youngest person ever to take on the role of premier.

Sir Cyril Burt was a British psychologist known for his development of factor analysis in psychological testing and for his studies of the effect of heredity on intelligence and behaviour. Burt studied at the universities of Oxford and Würzburg before becoming in 1913 the first educational

Sir Cyril Burt was a British psychologist known for his development of factor analysis in psychological testing and for his studies of the effect of heredity on intelligence and behaviour. Burt studied at the universities of Oxford and Würzburg before becoming in 1913 the first educational

Khajuraho: …1838 a British army captain, T.S. Burt, came upon information that led him to the rediscovery of the complex of temples in the jungle in Khajuraho.

Burton upon Trent, town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), East Staffordshire borough, administrative county of Staffordshire, west-central England. It is situated mainly on the west bank of the River Trent and on the Grand Trunk (Trent and Mersey) Canal. Most of the town belongs to the

flap-footed lizard: Burton’s snake-lizard (Lialis burtonis) is one of the larger flap-footed lizards, reaching about 29 cm (11 inches) in body length with an even longer tail. It is found throughout most of Australia and dwells on the ground in leaf litter and other surface debris. L.…

John Cale: Solo career: He collaborated with the producer Danger Mouse on a track from his 2012 album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood, and he has expressed admiration for many rappers, including Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and Snoop Dogg.

Metallica: …San Francisco, California), and bassist Cliff Burton (b. February 10, 1962, San Francisco—d. September 27, 1986, near Stockholm, Sweden). Jason Newsted (b. March 4, 1963, Battle Creek, Michigan) took over on bass after Burton was killed in a tour bus accident.

Harold H. Burton was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1945–58). Burton was the son of Alfred E. Burton, a dean and professor of civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Gertrude Hitz Burton. He graduated from Bowdoin College (where he also

Harold H. Burton was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1945–58). Burton was the son of Alfred E. Burton, a dean and professor of civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Gertrude Hitz Burton. He graduated from Bowdoin College (where he also

John Bastwick: ” Bastwick, William Prynne, and Henry Burton came under the lash of the Star Chamber court at the same time; they were all censured as turbulent and seditious persons and condemned to pay a fine of £5,000 each, to be set in the pillory, to lose their ears, and to…

theatre music: Stage musicals: …following comment in 1952 by Jack Burton, American theatre historian, on Oklahoma! (1943), an epoch-making musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein:

Rick Nelson: …with material, and his guitarist, James Burton—who later played with Elvis Presley—was one of early rock’s most-distinctive players. After topping the charts with “Poor Little Fool” (1958) and “Travelin’ Man” (1961), Nelson’s popularity waned in the mid-1960s.

New York slave rebellion of 1741: …impaneled on April 21, and Mary Burton, a young indentured servant at Hughson’s tavern, was brought to testify before the jury. Under duress, Burton testified that three slaves—Caesar, Prince, and Cuffee—along with a contingent of poor white settlers, had plotted to burn the fort and the city and kill its…

Nancy Pelosi: Phil Burton. Burton died in 1983 and was succeeded by his wife, Sala, who, shortly before her death in 1987, urged Pelosi to run for the seat. She narrowly won a special election and was reelected in 1988 to a full term. Pelosi easily won…

Richard Burton was a Welsh stage and motion-picture actor noted for his portrayals of highly intelligent and articulate men who were world-weary, cynical, or self-destructive. Jenkins was the 12th of 13 children born to a Welsh coal miner. He studied acting under Philip Burton, a schoolteacher who

Robert Burton was an English scholar, writer, and Anglican clergyman whose Anatomy of Melancholy is a masterpiece of style and a valuable index to the philosophical and psychological ideas of the time. Burton was educated at Oxford, elected a student (life fellow) of Christ Church (one of the

Sarah Burton is an English fashion designer who was creative director for the Alexander McQueen label (2010– ). Heard studied art at Manchester Polytechnic before attending London’s Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design. While still in school, she became an intern (1996) at the fashion

Sir Richard Burton was an English scholar-explorer and Orientalist who was the first European to discover Lake Tanganyika and to penetrate hitherto-forbidden Muslim cities. He published 43 volumes on his explorations and almost 30 volumes of translations, including an unexpurgated translation of

Sir Richard Burton was an English scholar-explorer and Orientalist who was the first European to discover Lake Tanganyika and to penetrate hitherto-forbidden Muslim cities. He published 43 volumes on his explorations and almost 30 volumes of translations, including an unexpurgated translation of

CeeLo Green is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter known for his soulful voice and flamboyant persona, both as a solo performer and as part of the rap group Goodie Mob and the eclectic duo Gnarls Barkley. He was born Thomas Burton and grew up in Atlanta as the son of two ordained Baptist

Tim Burton is an American director known for his original, quirky style that frequently drew on elements of the fantastic and the macabre. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Burton, who became interested in drawing and filmmaking while quite young, attended the

Tim Burton is an American director known for his original, quirky style that frequently drew on elements of the fantastic and the macabre. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Burton, who became interested in drawing and filmmaking while quite young, attended the

Virginia Lee Burton was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, some considered classics and many still popular today. Burton grew up from the age of seven in Sonora, California. After graduating from high school she studied both dancing and drawing, and later she continued taking

pottery: Pottery factories: He worked in association with William Burton of the Pilkington pottery in Manchester, which made experimental decorative ware of all kinds.

William Merriam Burton was an American chemist who developed a thermal cracking process for increasing the proportion of gasoline obtainable from petroleum. Burton began work as a chemist at the Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) refinery at Whiting, Indiana, in 1890, rising swiftly to serve as president

ship: Ship-shore transfer: This scheme is known as burtoning.

Protocols of the Elders of Zion: …particularly by the Russian historian Vladimir Burtsev, revealed that the Protocols were forgeries compounded by officials of the Russian secret police out of the satire of Joly, a fantastic novel (Biarritz) by Hermann Goedsche (1868), and other sources.

Buru, island in the Moluccas, Maluku provinsi (“province”), Indonesia, administered from Ambon as part of Maluku Tengah kabupaten (regency). Buru lies 42 miles (68 km) west of the island of Seram across the Manipa Strait and is about 3,670 square miles (9,505 square km) in area. Mountainous and

Austronesian languages: Central Malayo-Polynesian (CMP): …the island of Timor; and Buruese, spoken on the island of Buru in the central Moluccas.

Borūjerd, chief town, Borūjerd shahrestān (county), Lorestān ostān (province), western Iran. Borūjerd is situated 5,500 feet (1,700 metres) above sea level, below high mountains, in a wide, fertile valley. It is a flourishing regional centre on the main highway from the Persian Gulf and Khūzestān

Nile River: Physiography of Nile River: …Maryūṭ), Lake Edku (Buḥayrat Idkū), Lake Burullus (Buḥayrat Al-Burullus), and Lake Manzala (Buḥayrat Al-Manzilah).