burnet
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English
6 letters
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Definitions
A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, P.Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet. Burnet moth (Zoöl.), in England, a handsome moth (Zygæna 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.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/bˈɝːnɪt/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)