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''alkanet'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260125204041-00-⌔
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alkanet (countable and uncountable, plural alkanets)
- Any of species Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
- ✤ Synonyms: orchanet, orcanette, dyer’s alkanet, bugloss, dyers’ bugloss, Spanish bugloss, Languedoc bugloss
- 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.
- 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).
Etymology
Diminutive of Spanish alcana, alheña.
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