Definition of Burnet
1. n. A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
Definition of Burnet
1. a perennial herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Burnet
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A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
Burnet moth, in England, a handsome moth (Zygaena filipendula), with crimson spots on the wings. Burnet saxifrage.
See Saxifrage. Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis). Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium (or Sanguisorba) oficinalis.
Origin: OE. Burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. Being named from its colour), fr. F. Brunet, dim. Of brun brown; cf. OF. Brunete a sort of flower. See Brunette.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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