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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also brownish (the
plant perh. being named from its color), fr F. brunet, dim.
of brun brown; cf OF brunete a sort of flower. See
{Brunette}.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially,
{P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet.
{Burnet moth} (Zo["o]l.), in England, a handsome moth
({Zyg[ae]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the
wings.
{Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}.
{Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}).
{Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium (or Sanguisorba)
oficinalis}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burnet, TX (city, FIPS 11464)
Location: 30.76108 N, 98.22979 W
Population (1990): 3423 (1670 housing units)
Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78611
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