'Burnet moth' definitions:
Definition of 'Burnet moth'
From: GCIDE
- Burnet \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, Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet. [1913 Webster]
- Burnet moth (Zool.), in England, a handsome moth (Zyg[ae]na filipendula), with crimson spots on the wings.
- Burnet saxifrage. (Bot.) See Saxifrage.
- Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis).
- Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium oficinalis (or Sanguisorba oficinalis). [1913 Webster]