burnet Definition
bur·net (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
Etymology: ME < OFr burnet, brunet: see brunet
burnet Usage Examples
Converse of object
include: In spring and summer the meadows have a rich collection of wet meadow plants including great burnet and the fragrant meadowsweet.
Adjective modifier
- great: The great burnet is an elegant plant with a compact blood-red flower head.
- 6-spot: The four red moths were Burnets and I think they were 6-spot Burnets, but I am not sure.
Modifies a noun
- moth: However, the area became heavily grazed, and no New Forest burnet moths were found at the site between 1986 and 1989.
- saxifrage: When last surveyed in 1999 cowslips, pepper saxifrage, meadowsweet, common knapweed and greater burnet saxifrage were present.
Noun used with modifier
- six-spot: In summer look for the six-spot burnet, a day flying moth with bright red and green-black wings.
- salad: To include color after the salad burnet has finished flowering, plant bulbs and corms such as spring and autumn crocus.
- five-spot: It is also alive with insects including orange-tip and meadow brown butterflies and five-spot burnet moth.
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