alkanet

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
2. (countable, uncountable)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.
3. (countable, uncountable)Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
4. (countable, uncountable)Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
5. (countable, uncountable)Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
6. (countable, uncountable)Cynoglottis barrelieri (syn. Anchusa barrelieri, false alkanet).
7. (countable, uncountable)Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
8. (countable, uncountable)Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
9. (countable, uncountable)Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).