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Definition of alkanet in English: alkanetnoun ˈalkənɛt A Eurasian plant of the borage family, typically having a hairy stem and blue flowers. Anchusa and other genera, family Boraginaceae: several species, including the European A. officinalis Example sentencesExamples - Old English names are (dyer's) alkanet and orcanet.
- One of the plants we saw here was green alkanet, Pentaglottis sempervirens
- Well-known dye-plants are included, among them dyer's alkanet, elderberry, henna, indigo, madder and saffron, and each plant is illustrated in colour.
- A fine color is obtained by previously washing the alkanet with water and then thoroughly drying it before suspending it in the fat or oil.
- She might have finished the look with saffron eye shadow and lip balm tinted with ocher and alkanet root.
Origin Middle English: from colloquial Arabic al-ḥannat (classical Arabic al-ḥinnā') 'the henna shrub'. |