Bur·net (bər-nĕt, bûrnĭt), Sir (Frank) Macfarlane 1899-1985.
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n. Any of several perennial plants of the genus Sanguisorba of the rose family, some species of which have edible leaves used in salads or sauces. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin burneta, from Old French brunete, dark brown, diminutive of brun, brown, of Germanic origin; see bher-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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