Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alkanet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alkanet \Al"ka*net\, n. [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alhe[~n]a, in which
al is the Ar. article. See {Henna}, {and cf}. {Orchanet}.]
1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of
{Alkanna tinctoria}, which gives a fine deep red color.
2. (Bot.)
(a) A boraginaceous herb ({Alkanna tinctoria}) yielding
the dye; orchanet.
(b) The similar plant {Anchusa officinalis}; bugloss;
also, the American puccoon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 {A.
officinalis}, sometimes called {alkanet}; oxtongue.
{Small wild bugloss}, the {Asperugo procumbens} and the
{Lycopsis arvensis}.
{Viper's bugloss}, a species of {Echium}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
alkanet
n : perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate
usually blue flowers [syn: {bugloss}, {Anchusa
officinalis}]
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