alkanet

noun

1. 1

   Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.

2. 2

   The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.

3. 3

   Other plants of the genus Alkanna.

4. 4

   Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.

5. 5

   Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).

6. 6

   Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).

7. 7

   Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).

8. 8

   Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.

9. 9

   Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).