burnet

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.

   “ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.”

2. (uncountable, usually)Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.

   “There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable)A city, the county seat of Burnet County, Texas, United States.