A plant with feathery leaves and small rounded flower heads, traditionally used in salads and herbal medicine.
From Old French 'brunette' (brownish), referring to the color of the plant's seeds or flower buds. The word entered English in the 13th century through Norman influence.
Medieval knights thought burnet would stop bleeding and called it 'bloodwort'—soldiers carried it on campaigns, and some planted it in monastery gardens as a natural anticoagulant!
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