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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.
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{Burnet moth} (Zool.), in England, a handsome moth
({Zyg[ae]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 oficinalis} (or
{Sanguisorba oficinalis}).
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