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alkanet

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

al=ka=net

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun alkanet has 1 sense

alkanet(n = noun.plant) anchusa officinalis, bugloss - perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers;

is a kind of anchusa

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CIDE DICTIONARY

alkanet, n. [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alhe, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.].

A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color. [1913 Webster]

A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

alkanet, n.
1 a any plant of the genus Alkanna, esp. A. tinctoria, yielding a red dye from its roots. b the dye itself.
2 any of various similar plants.

Etymology

ME f. Sp. alcaneta dimin. of alcana f. Arab. al-hinna' the henna shrub