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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 853 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BURNET , known botanically as Poterium, a member of the See also:

rose See also:family. The See also:plants are perennial herbs with pinnate leaves and small See also:flowers arranged in dense See also:long-stalked heads. See also:Great burnet (Poterium officinale) is found in See also:damp meadows; See also:salad burnet (P. Sanguisorba) is a smaller plant with much smaller See also:flower-heads growing in dry pastures.

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