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Alkanet

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers wordnet
  3. 3
    The dyeing matter extracted from the roots of the plant with water or oil, used for cotton especially but also silk and wool, giving a deep red colour. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Other plants of the genus Alkanna. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Cynoglottis barrelieri (syn. Anchusa barrelieri, false alkanet). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis). countable, uncountable

Etymology

Diminutive of Spanish alcana, alheña.

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