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burnet
(bʉr′nit)
noun
any of a genus (Sanguisorba) of plants of the rose family, with white, red, purple, or greenish, apetalous flowers in thimble-shaped heads; esp., an herb (S. minor or more recently Poterium sanguisorba) with leaves that are used as in salads, seasonings, and herbal teas
Origin: ME < OFr burnet, brunet: see brunet
See burnet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A perennial plant of the genus Sanguisorba, having pinnately compound leaves and apetalous flowers. The young leaves are sometimes added to salads as a garnish.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Medieval Latin burneta
Origin: , from Old French brunete, dark brown
Origin: , diminutive of brun, brown
Origin: , of Germanic origin; see bher-2 in Indo-European roots
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Australian virologist. He shared a 1960 Nobel Prize for work on acquired immunological tolerance.
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