ALL meanings of alkanet
al·ka·net
A a - noun alkanet the root of this plant which yields a red dye 3
- noun alkanet the dark-red coloring matter, C16H16O5, present in this root 3
- noun alkanet any of several other plants (genus Anchusa) of the borage family, grown for their red dyes or as garden plants 3
- noun alkanet gromwell 3
- noun alkanet a European boraginaceous plant, Alkanna tinctoria, the roots of which yield a red dye 3
- noun alkanet the dye obtained from this plant 3
- noun alkanet any of certain hairy blue-flowered Old World plants of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa (or Pentaglottis), such as A. sempervirens of Europe 3
- noun alkanet a perennial plant (Alkanna tinctoria) of the borage family, found in SE Europe and Asia Minor 3
- noun alkanet Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a dye. 1
- noun alkanet a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family. 1
- noun alkanet the root of this plant, yielding a red dye. 1
- noun alkanet the dye itself. 1
- noun alkanet any of several similar hairy plants, as the bugloss, Anchusa officinalis, or a puccoon of the genus Lithospermum. 1
- noun alkanet Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye. 0
- noun alkanet The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour. 0
- noun alkanet Other plants of the Alkanna genus. 0
- noun alkanet Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant. 0
- noun alkanet Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet). 0
- noun alkanet Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet). 0
- noun alkanet Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell). 0
- noun alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves. 0
- noun alkanet The American puccoon. 0