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poterium |
2 definitions found 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Poterium n : a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae [syn: {Poterium}, {genus Poterium}]
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