burnet
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leaves of burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
See also: Burnet
English
Etymology
From Middle English burnet, from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”). Doublet of brunette.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːnɪt/, /ˈbɜːnət/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɚnɪt/, /ˈbɚnət/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
burnet (usually uncountable, plural burnets)
- Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
- Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.
- 2015, Norman Maclean, A Less Green and Pleasant Land, page 223:
- There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.
Derived terms
- burnet bloodwort (Sanguisorba minor)
- burnet companion moth
- burnet moth
- burnet rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia)
- burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
- Canadian burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)
- great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)
- lesser burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
- salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
- six-spot burnet
- thorny burnet (Sanguisorba spinosum)
- transparent burnet
- wild burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)
Translations
herb
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moth
References
- “burnet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “burnet”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Sanguisorba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sanguisorba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sanguisorba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”).
Pronunciation
Noun
burnet (uncountable)
- Brown woolen fabric.
- Burnet (Sanguisorba spp.) or a similar plant.
Descendants
References
- “burnē̆t, n.(1) & adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “burnē̆t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Adjective
burnet
- brown (used of linen)
References
- “burnē̆t, n.(1) & adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “burnē̆t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.