alkanet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

alkanet
    n 1: perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate
         usually blue flowers [syn: {bugloss}, {alkanet}, {Anchusa
         officinalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Alkanet \Al"ka*net\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*n[e^]t), 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.
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   2. (Bot.)
      (a) A boraginaceous herb ({Alkanna tinctoria}) yielding
          the dye; orchanet.
      (b) The similar plant {Anchusa officinalis}; bugloss;
          also, the American puccoon.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 {Anchusa
   officinalis}, sometimes called {alkanet}; oxtongue.
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   {Small wild bugloss}, the {Asperugo procumbens} and the
      {Lycopsis arvensis}.

   {Viper's bugloss}, a species of {Echium}.
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