English

Noun

alkanet ‎(countable and uncountable, plural alkanets)

1. Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
2. The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
3. Other plants of the Alkanna genus.
4. Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
5. Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
6. Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
7. Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
8. Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
9. The American puccoon.

Synonyms

• (Alkanna tinctoria): orchanet

Translations

Finnish

Verb

alkanet

1. Second-person singular potential present form of alkaa.

Anagrams

• telakan

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

alkanet n

1. definite singular of alkan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

alkanet n

1. definite singular of alkan