zyg[ae]na filipendula

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zyg[ae]na filipendula - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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,
     Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
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     Burnet moth (Zool.), 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 oficinalis (or
        Sanguisorba oficinalis).
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