bugloss, alkanet, Anchusa officinalis
(noun) perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alkanet (countable and uncountable, plural alkanets)
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
• (Alkanna tinctoria): orchanet
• kantela, take an L
Source: Wiktionary
Al"ka*net, n. Etym: [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alhe, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.]
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
2. (Bot.) (a) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet. (b) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
