burnet

Plural: burnets, burnkets

Noun

• A genus of perennial herbs, often used in salads.
• Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
• Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.

Examples

• The word BURNET was a subtle, unexpected herb in his Scrabble garden, yielding unexpected points.