alkanet

Noun

alkanet (countable and uncountable, plural alkanets)

1. The dyeing matter extracted from the roots of the plant with water or oil, used for cotton especially but also silk and wool, giving a deep red colour.

   Synonyms:

   orchanet, orcanette, dyer's alkanet, bugloss, dyers' bugloss, Spanish bugloss, Languedoc bugloss

2. Other plants of the genus Alkanna.

   Synonyms:

   orchanet, orcanette, dyer's alkanet, bugloss, dyers' bugloss, Spanish bugloss, Languedoc bugloss

3. Common bugloss (Anchusa officinalis).
4. Yellow alkanet (Anchusa ochroleuca).
5. False alkanet (Cynoglottis barrelieri, syn. Anchusa barrelieri).
6. Bastard alkanet or field gromwell (Lithospermum arvense).
7. Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
8. Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).