In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
28 March 2025
HOST
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
Coffee Trivia
