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Definitions for Burnet

[1] any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
[2] Sir (Frank) Mac·far·lane [muh  k-fahr -luh  n] /məkˈfɑr lən/ , 1899–1985, Australian physician: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1960.
[3] 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
[4] burnet rose or Scotch rose a very prickly Eurasian rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia , with white flowers and purplish-black fruits
[5] burnet saxifrage a Eurasian umbelliferous plant of the genus Pimpinella , having umbrella-like clusters of white or pink flowers
[6] a moth of the genus Zygaena , having red-spotted dark green wings and antennae with enlarged tips: family Zygaenidae
[7] 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)
[8] 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
[9] Thomas . 1635–1715, English theologian who tried to reconcile science and religion in his Sacred theory of the Earth (1680–89)

Words nearby Burnet

burned, burned up, burned-out, burner, burner phone, burnet, burnet rose, burnett, burney, burnham, burnham scale

Origin of Burnet

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

Word origin for Burnet

C14: from Old French burnete , variant of brunete dark brown (see brunette ); so called from the colour of the flowers of some of the plants