Burnet

n.
  1. A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially, Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
    2. Burnet moth (Zoöl.),
    in England, a handsome moth (Zygæna 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).