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alkanet
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bugloss \Bu"gloss\, n.; pl. Buglosses . [F. buglosse, L. buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. ? oxtongue ? ox + ? tongue.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Anchusa , and especially the Anchusa officinalis , sometimes called alkanet ; oxtongue. Small wild bugloss , the ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (taxlink Alkanna tinctoria species noshow=1), a plant whose root is used as a red dye. 2 The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour. 3 Other plants of the (taxlink Alkanna genus noshow=1) genus. 4 (taxlink Anchusa officinalis ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers [syn: bugloss , Anchusa officinalis ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Alkanet is the common name of several related plants in the borage family ( Boraginaceae ): Alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria , the source of a red dye; this is the plant most commonly called simply "alkanet" Various other plants of the Alkanna genus may be informally ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"dye material from bugloss plant roots," early 14c., from Spanish alcaneta , diminutive of alcana , from Arabic al-hinna (see henna ). As the name of the plant itself, from 1560s.
Usage examples of alkanet.
Among them are aniline violet, iodine violet, madder, alkanet, orchil and logwood.
The bulbs may be divided every three years with advantage, and may be usefully planted in lines in front of shrubs, or mixed with other strong-growing flowers, such as alkanets, lupins, and foxgloves.
Borage was sometimes called Bugloss by the old herbalists, a name that properly belongs to Anchusa officinalis, the Alkanet, the Small Bugloss being Lycopsis arvensis, and Viper's Bugloss being the popular name for Echium vulgare.