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,
      {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet.
  
      {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth
            ({Zyg[91]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 ([or] Sanguisorba)
            oficinalis}.

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