01 n. A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
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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).