Burnet
Bur·net
Burnet
n.
- A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Burnet moth
- in England, a handsome moth (Zygæna filipendula), with crimson spots on the wings.
- Burnet saxifrage
- See Saxifrage.
- Canadian burnet
- a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis).
- Great burnet
- Poterium oficinalis ([or] Sanguisorba oficinalis).