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, 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 (orSanguisorba) oficinalis.