alkanet.
Any member of the species Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Meaning & usage
Any member of the species Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye. 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.
Any member of the species Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye. Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Common bugloss (Anchusa officinalis).
Yellow alkanet (Anchusa ochroleuca).
False alkanet (Cynoglottis barrelieri, syn. Anchusa barrelieri).
Bastard alkanet or field gromwell (Lithospermum arvense).
Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
Where this word comes from
Diminutive of Spanish alcana, alheña.
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