[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

   burnet moth zool., in england, a handsome moth
      zygaena 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
brunette poterium poterium sanguisorba burnet moth zygaena filipendula burnet saxifrage 
saxifrage canadian burnet poterium canadensis great burnet wild burnet 
poterium oficinalis sanguisorba oficinalis 

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