Alkanet — is the name of several related plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae): Alkanet or common bugloss, Anchusa officinalis Alkanet or dyers bugloss, Alkanna tinctoria, the source of a red dye; the plant most commonly called simply alkanet Various… … Wikipedia
alkanet — (n.) dye material from bugloss plant roots, early 14c., from Sp. alcaneta, dim. of alcana, from Arabic al hinna (see HENNA (Cf. henna)). As the name of the plant itself, from 1560s … Etymology dictionary
Alkanet — alkanet; red dye made from the root of a plant so named (or orcanet ); a member of the bugloss family … Medieval glossary
alkanet — [al′kə net΄] n. [ME alknet < Sp alcaneta, dim. of alcana < Ar al ḥinnāʾ, the henna] 1. a) a perennial plant (Alkanna tinctoria) of the borage family, found in SE Europe and Asia Minor b) the root of this plant which yields a red dye c) the… … English World dictionary
alkanet — /al keuh net /, n. 1. a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family. 2. the root of this plant, yielding a red dye. 3. the dye itself. 4. any of several similar hairy plants, as the bugloss, Anchusa officinalis, or a puccoon of the… … Universalium
alkanet — dažinė alkana statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių šeimos dažinis, vaistinis augalas (Alkanna tinctoria), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje ir pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Alkanna tinctoria; Alkanna tuberculata angl. alkanet; alkanna;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
alkanet — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alkanet — vaistinis godas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agurklinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Anchusa officinalis), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Anchusa officinalis angl. alkanet; bugloss; common bugloss;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
alkanet — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin alcannetta, from Arabic al ḥanna, al ḥinnā the henna Date: 14th century 1. a. a European plant (Alkanna tinctoria) of the borage family; also its root b. a red dyestuff pr … New Collegiate Dictionary
alkanet — noun A particular plant whose root is used as a dye … Wiktionary
