Look up: Alkanet

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   Alkanet
   Alkanet is a perennial Boraginaceae found in warmer parts of Europe. It has a black taproot and funnel-shaped flowers which commence red and then turn blue.
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   Alkanet
   Al'ka·net noun [ Dim. of Spanish alcana , alheña , in which al is the Arabic article. See Henna , and cf . Orchanet .] 1. (Chemistry) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria , which gives a fine deep red color. 2. (Botany) (a) A boraginaceous herb ( Alkanna tinctoria ) yiel ...
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   alkanet
   1. <chemistry> A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red colour. ... 2. <botany> A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet. The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon. ... Origin: Dim. Of Sp. Alcana, alhea, in which al is the Ar. Art ...
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   alkanet
   Anchusa officinalis noun perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
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   Alkanet
   The name `alkanet` generally refers to `Alkanna tinctoria` or `Dyer's Bugloss` (though it may be used for `Anchusa officinalis` or `Common Bugloss`). It is a member of the Borage family Boraginaceae. `Alkanna tinctoria` is also known as orchanet, dyer's bugloss, Spanish bugloss or bugloss of Languedoc. Its name comes from the Spanish word `alcana`, from Arabic `al-hena`, after henna, (`Lawsonia inermis`). Alkanet is grown in the south of Fran...
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   Alkanet
   • (n.) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon. • (n.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color. • (n.) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet.
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   alkanet
   any plant of the 50 or so mostly Mediterranean species of the genus Anchusa and the closely related Pentaglottis sempervirens, bearing blue, purple, ...
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   alkanet
   The root of an herb, Alkanna, or Anchusa tinctoria (family Boraginaceae), that yields red dyes alkannan and alkannin; used as a coloring agent; also used, combined with tannin, as an astringent.
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