1. a plant of the rose family with small rounded leaves and red or purple flowers, used in cooking and herbal medicine
Usage: common in herb gardens; also called salad burnet
2. any of various related plants of the genus Sanguisorba
Usage: botanical term

Examples

• She added fresh burnet leaves to her salad for a subtle cucumber flavor.
• Burnet grows well in dry, sunny spots in the garden.
• The herbalist recommended burnet tea for digestive health.
• Medieval cooks often used burnet as a culinary herb.
• Burnet has been cultivated in European gardens for centuries.