burnet
61burnet — /beuhr net , berr nit/, n. any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers. [1225 75; ME < MF burnete, var. of brunete (see BRUNET); so called from …
62Burnet — /beuhr net , berr nit/, n. Sir (Frank) Macfarlane /meuhk fahr leuhn/, 1899 1985, Australian physician: Nobel prize for physiology 1960. * * * ▪ plant any hardy, perennial, herbaceous (i.e., nonwoody) plant of the genus Sanguisorba (also… …
63burnet — dark brown; dark woollen cloth Colour Terms Fabric and Cloth …
64burnet — [ bə:nɪt] noun 1》 a plant of the rose family, with globular pinkish flower heads and leaves composed of many small leaflets. [Genus Sanguisorba: several species.] 2》 a day flying moth, typically having greenish black wings with crimson markings.… …
65burnet — bur·net …
66burnet — bur•net [[t]bərˈnɛt, ˈbɜr nɪt[/t]] n. pln any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers • Etymology: 1225–75; ME < MF burnete, var. of brunete …
67Canadian burnet — 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,… …
68Great burnet — 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,… …
69Wild burnet — 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,… …
70Burnet O'Connor Province — Burdett O Connor (or: Burdet O Connor ) is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian department Tarija. The province is named after Francisco Burdett O Connor, chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija.… …
