/ Dictionary / Index B burnet: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bur•net Pronunciation: (bur-net', bûr'nit), [key] — n. any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers. Bur•net Pronunciation: (bur-net', bûr'nit), [key] 1899–1985, Australian physician: Nobel prize for physiology 1960. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. burner burnet rose Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language