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Burnet

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈnɛt/, /ˈbɜːnɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bər net′, bûr′nit)

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Burnet /bəˈnɛt; ˈbɜːnɪt/ n

Gilbert. 1643–1715, Scottish bishop and historian, who played a prominent role in the Glorious Revolution (1688–89); author of The History of My Own Times (2 vols: 1724 and 1734)
Sir (Frank) Macfarlane ( məkˈfɑːlən ). 1899–1985, Australian physician and virologist, who shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1960 with P. B. Medawar for their work in immunology
Thomas. 1635–1715, English theologian who tried to reconcile science and religion in his Sacred Theory of the Earth (1680–89)

bur•net (bər net′, bûr′nit),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.

Middle French burnete, variant of brunete (see brunet); so called from its hue
Middle English 1225–75

Bur•net (bər net′, bûr′nit),USA pronunciation n.

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burnet /ˈbɜːnɪt/ n

a plant of the rosaceous genus Sanguisorba (or Poterium), such as S. minor (or P. sanguisorba) (salad burnet), which has purple-tinged green flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
burnet rose, Scotch rose ⇒ a very prickly Eurasian rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia, with white flowers and purplish-black fruits
a moth of the genus Zygaena, having red-spotted dark green wings and antennae with enlarged tips: family Zygaenidae

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French burnete, variant of brunete dark brown (see brunette); so called from the colour of the flowers of some of the plants

'Burnet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Medawar - burnet rose - salad burnet - Scotch rose

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