alkanet

Etymology
Diminutive of,.

Noun

 * , a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
 * 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.
 * 2) Other plants of the genus.
 * 3) , a similar plant.
 * 4)  (syn., ).
 * 5)  (bastard alkanet or ).
 * 6) , a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
 * 7) Puccoon.
 * 1) Puccoon.

Synonyms

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

Translations

 * French:
 * German: Schminkwurz
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄγχουσα
 * Korean: 알칸나
 * Polish: alkanna barwierska
 * Portuguese: alcana
 * Russian: алканна, Алканна красильная


 * French: ,
 * German: Orkanette
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄγχουσα
 * Italian: alcanna, ancusa
 * Portuguese: orchanet
 * Spanish: orcaneta