Look up: Alkanet

1. alkanet
   Type: Term Pronunciation: al′kă-net Definitions: 1. The root of an herb, Alkanna, or Anchusa tinctoria (family Boraginaceae), that yields the red dyes alkannan and alkannin; used as a coloring agent; also used, combined with tannin, as an astringent.
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2. 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 Alka...
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3. 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: D...
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4. alkanet
   Anchusa officinalis noun perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
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5. 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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6. 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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7. Alkanet
   Alkanet is a perennial Boraginaceae found in warmer parts of Europe. It has a black tap root and funnel-shaped flowers which commence red and then turn blue.
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8. Alkanet
   Alkanet is a dyeing drug, the bark of the root of the Anchusa or Alkanna tinctoria, a plant of the order Boraginaceae, with downy and spear-shaped leaves, and clusters of small purple or reddish flowers. The plant is sometimes cultivated in Britain, but most of the alkanet of commerce was imported f...
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