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orcanet
orcanet (ˈɔːkənɪt) Forms: 6–7 orchanet, 7–8 orcanet, 8 orkanet, 8–9 orcanette. [a. OF. orcanette, altered from arcanette, dim. of arcanne (Cotgr.), for OF. alcanne (15th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. med.L. alkanna, whence the parallel form alkanet.] The plant Alkanna tinctoria, or the dye obtained from i...
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alkanet (ˈælkənɛt) [? ad. Sp. alcaneta (also arcaneta), dim. of alcana, alcaña: see alcanna. The diminutive form was applied to a European plant yielding red dye, the Anchusa or Alkanna tinctoria, (formerly sometimes called Alkanna spuria) to distinguish it from the oriental Al-kanna = henna. Hence ...
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