alkanet

Meaning

Noun

• Alkanna tinctoria (species), a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
• The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
• Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
• Anchusa officinalis (species) (common bugloss), a similar plant.
• Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
• Anchusa barrelieri (species) (false alkanet).
• Lithospermum arvense (species) (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
• Pentaglottis sempervirens (species) (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
• Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).

Related

Similar words

• orchanet

Origin

• Diminutive of Spanish alcana, alheña.