n.1 any rosaceous plant of the genus Sanguisorba, with pink or red flowers.
2 any of several diurnal moths of the family Zygaenidae, with crimson spots on greenish-black wings.
Etymology: obs. burnet (adj.) dark brown f. OF burnete
n.1 any rosaceous plant of the genus Sanguisorba, with pink or red flowers.
2 any of several diurnal moths of the family Zygaenidae, with crimson spots on greenish-black wings.
Etymology: obs. burnet (adj.) dark brown f. OF burnete
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012