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ALKANET
bugloss, alkanet, Anchusa officinalis
(noun) perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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).
Synonyms
• (Alkanna tinctoria): orchanet
Anagrams
• 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
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