The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zygaena filipendula
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.
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 oficinalis (or Sanguisorba oficinalis).