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alkanet
[ al-kuh-net ]
noun
- a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family.
- the root of this plant, yielding a red dye.
- the dye itself.
- any of several similar hairy plants, as the bugloss, Anchusa officinalis, or a puccoon of the genus Lithospermum.
alkanet
/ 藞忙濒办蓹藢苍蓻迟 /
noun
- a European boraginaceous plant, Alkanna tinctoria, the roots of which yield a red dye
- Also calledanchusinalkannin the dye obtained from this plant
- any of certain hairy blue-flowered Old World plants of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa (or Pentaglottis ), such as A. sempervirens of Europe See also bugloss
- another name for puccoon
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of alkanet1
1300鈥50; Middle English < Old Spanish alcaneta, equivalent to alcan ( a ) henna (plant) (< Medieval Latin alchanna < Arabic al the + 丑颈苍苍腻虊 henna) + -eta diminutive suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of alkanet1
C14: from Spanish alcaneta, diminutive of alcana henna, from Medieval Latin alchanna, from Arabic al the + 丑颈苍苍腻&#虫27; henna
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For rosy cheeks, alkanet and cochineal roots were used as the basis for rouge.
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A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.
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The ancients deemed this plant one of the four 鈥渃ordial flowers鈥 for cheering the spirits, the others being the rose, violet, and alkanet.
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On removing from the fire, add three or four small pieces of alkanet root, and keep the vessel closely covered for several hours.
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The plant is sometimes cultivated in Britain, chiefly on the east coast of England, but most of the alkanet of commerce is imported from the Levant or from southern France.
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