| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| burnet |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bur·net |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b r-n t , bûrn t |
| NOUN: | A perennial plant of the genus Sanguisorba, having pinnately compound leaves and apetalous flowers. The young leaves are sometimes added to salads as a garnish. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Medieval Latin burneta, from Old French brunete, dark brown, diminutive of brun, brown, of Germanic origin. See bher-2 in Appendix I.
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