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- Bourbon - n. - A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
- Bourbon - n. - A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.
- Bourbon whisky - - See under Whisky.
- Bourbonism - n. - The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.
- Bourbonist - n. - One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.
- Faham - n. - The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.
- Legitimist - n. - Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.
- Tenrec - n. - A small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied genera. See Tendrac.