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Definition: Burnet
Burnet
\Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the
plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim.
of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See
Brunette.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial herbs (
Poterium); especially,
Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
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Burnet moth (Zo["o]l.), in England, a handsome moth
(
Zyg[ae]na filipendula), with crimson spots on the
wings.
Burnet saxifrage. (Bot.) See
Saxifrage.
Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (
Poterium Canadensis).
Great burnet,
Wild burnet,
Poterium oficinalis (or
Sanguisorba oficinalis).
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