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["o]l.), 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 (or Sanguisorba) oficinalis.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)