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Definition of: alkanet
(al′kə·net) noun
1. A perennial plant (Alkanna tinctoria) or its roots, which yield a red dye.
2. The dye obtained from this plant, used as a chemical indicator.
3. Bugloss.
4. Puccoon. [<Sp. alcaneta, dim. of alcana henna < Arabic al-hinnā' the henna]
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