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| al·ka·net [ álkə nèt ] (plural al·ka·nets or al·ka·net) |
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1. red dye: a red dye obtained from the roots of a European plant
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2. European dye plant: a plant related to borage with red roots that produce alkanet. Flowers: small, blue. Native to: Europe. Latin name Alkanna tinctoria.
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3. plant related to alkanet: a bristly plant related to alkanet. Flowers: blue. Native to: Europe, Asia, Africa. Genus Anchusa.
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| [14th century. Probably via Old Spanish alcaneta< Arabic al-ḣinnā' "the henna"] |
