burnet

burnet

See also: Burnet

English

leaves of burnet (Sanguisorba minor)

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 (RP)

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Noun

burnet (usually uncountable, plural burnets)

1. Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
   • 1767, A Lady [Hannah Glasse], The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Eaſy […] ‎, page 326:

     ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.

2. 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 spinosossima)
• 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

Bulgarian: динка f (dinka), разваленка f (razvalenka) Finnish: luppio (fi) French: pimprenelle (fr) f Italian: pimpinella f, salvastrella f, meloncello m Japanese: 吾木香, 吾亦紅 (われもこう, waremokō) Kazakh: сиырсілекей (siyrsılekei) Middle English: burnet Polish: krwiściąg (pl) m

moth

References

• burnet at OneLook Dictionary Search
• burnet in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• Sanguisorba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sanguisorba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sanguisorba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Brunet, Butner, beturn, brunet, bunter

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• bornet, brunet, burnett, burnete, bornete

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburnɛt/, /burˈnɛːt/

Noun

burnet (uncountable)

1. Brown woolen fabric.
2. Burnet (Sanguisorba spp.) or a similar plant.

Descendants

• English: burnet
• Scots: burnet

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

1. 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.