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Definitions for Alkanet
[1] a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family.
[2] the root of this plant, yielding a red dye.
[3] the dye itself.
[4] any of several similar hairy plants, as the bugloss, Anchusa officinalis, or a puccoon of the genus Lithospermum.
[5] a European boraginaceous plant, Alkanna tinctoria, the roots of which yield a red dye
[6] Also called: anchusin , alkannin the dye obtained from this plant
[7] any of certain hairy blue-flowered Old World plants of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa (or Pentaglottis ), such as A. sempervirens of Europe See also bugloss
[8] another name for puccoon (def. 1)
Words nearby Alkanet
alkaloidal, alkalosis, alkaluria, alkane, alkane series, alkanet, alkanethiol, alkannin, alkapton, alkaptonuria, alkekengi
Origin of Alkanet
1300–50; Middle English < Old Spanish alcaneta, equivalent to alcan(a ) henna (plant) (< Medieval Latin alchanna < Arabic al the + hinnā̉ henna) + -eta diminutive suffix
Word origin for Alkanet
C14: from Spanish alcaneta, diminutive of alcana henna, from Medieval Latin alchanna, from Arabic al the + hinnā' henna