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单词 burnet
释义

burnet

/ˈbəːnɪt /
noun
1A herbaceous plant of the rose family, with globular pinkish flower heads and leaves composed of many small leaflets.
  • Genus Sanguisorba, family Rosaceae: several species, including the edible salad burnet (S. minor), and the spiny shrub-like thorny burnet (S. spinosum) of the eastern Mediterranean.
I use thyme, sage, rosemary, chives, basil, dill, sorrel, salad burnet, chervil, oregano and mint as well as parsley....
  • Some of our favorites are the long, skinny French radishes, French purslane, arugula, mache, salad burnet, lemon verbena, leeks and, of course, all kinds of tomatoes.
  • There is always room to include Italian and curly parsley, sorrel, salad burnet, mustard, chard, and kale greens.
2A day-flying moth that typically has greenish-black wings with crimson markings.
  • Zygaena and other genera, family Zygaenidae.
A handful of the first Burnet Moths of the year were seen on Lancing Ring meadows and around the dewpond....
  • The six-spot burnet moth is brightly coloured and is active by day.
  • In June the Burnet moths begin to emerge.

Origin

Middle English (denoting a kind of dark brown woollen cloth): from Old French brunete, burnete (denoting brown cloth or a plant with brown flowers), diminutives of brun 'brown'.

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