Alkanet Definition

ălkə-nĕt

noun

A European perennial herb (Alkanna tinctoria) having cymes of blue flowers and red roots.

American Heritage

A perennial plant (Alkanna tinctoria) of the borage family, found in SE Europe and Asia Minor.

Webster's New World

The root of this plant or the red dye extracted from the root.

American Heritage

The root of this plant, which yields a red dye.

Webster's New World

Any of various hairy plants of the Eurasian genus Anchusa, having blue or violet flowers grouped on elongated cymes.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Alkanet

Singular:

alkanet

Plural:

alkanets

Middle English from Old Spanish alcaneta diminutive of alcana henna from Medieval Latin alchanna from Arabic al-ḥinnā’ the henna al- the ḥinnā’ henna henna

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Diminutive of Spanish alcana, alhea.

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