burnet
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
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Sir (Frank) Mac·far·lane [muhk-fahr-luhn], /məkˈfɑr lən/, 1899–1985, Australian physician: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1960.
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How to use burnet in a sentence
Plastic bags fluttered in the wind, caught on the thorns of the wild burnet roses.
The child's literary education was directed by burnet, with the title of Preceptor.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBut it soon appeared that many who could not help smiling at burnet's weaknesses did justice to his abilities and virtues.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulayburnet's very name sufficed to raise among the High Churchmen a storm of mingled merriment and anger.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe ignominious failure of the attacks on Somers and burnet seemed to prove that the assembly was coming round to a better temper.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
The reason for this apparent divergence between the provisions of the statute and the facts of the case is given by burnet.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden Hibbert
British Dictionary definitions for burnet (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɜːnɪt) /
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 or Scotch rose a very prickly Eurasian rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia, with white flowers and purplish-black fruits
burnet saxifrage a Eurasian umbelliferous plant of the genus Pimpinella, having umbrella-like clusters of white or pink flowers
a moth of the genus Zygaena, having red-spotted dark green wings and antennae with enlarged tips: family Zygaenidae
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1British Dictionary definitions for Burnet (2 of 2)
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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)
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