n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ə r- ' net, ' b ə r-n ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French burnete, from brun brown ― more at BRUNET
Date: 14th century
: any of a genus ( Sanguisorba ) of herbs of the rose family with odd-pinnate stipulate leaves and spikes of apetalous flowers