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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: alkanet n : perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers [syn: {bugloss}, {Anchusa officinalis}]
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