ALKANET

Meaning of ALKANET in English

[ 'alkənɛt ]

■ noun a plant of the borage family with a hairy stem and blue flowers. [ Pentaglottis sempervirens and other species.]

Origin

ME: from colloq. Arab. al-ḥannat (Arab. al-ḥinnā' ) 'the henna shrub'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

ALKANET — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin alcannetta, from Arabic al-ḥanna, al-ḥinnā' the henna Date: 14th century 1. a European …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALKANET — ˈalkəˌnet noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Spanish alcaneta, diminutive of alcana 1. a. : a European …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALKANET — (n.) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.
Английский словарь Webster
ALKANET — (n.) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet.
Английский словарь Webster
ALKANET — (n.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
Английский словарь Webster
ALKANET — ( n. ) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALKANET — ( n. ) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALKANET — ( n. ) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALKANET — /al"keuh net'/ , n. 1. a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family. 2. the root of this plant, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALKANET — n. plant from the borage family (native to southern Europe); red dye obtained from this plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ALKANET — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin alcannetta, from Arabic al-ḥanna, al-ḥinnā' the henna Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALKANET — noun a boraginaceous herb (alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet. 2. alkanet ·noun the similar plant anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, …
Webster English vocab
ALKANET — [al.ka.net] n [ME, fr. OSp alcaneta, dim. of alcana henna shrub, fr. ML alchanna, fr. Ar al-hinna' the henna] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALKANET — any plant of the 50 or so mostly Mediterranean species of the genus Anchusa and the closely related Pentaglottis sempervirens, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALKANET — alkanet BrE AmE ˈælk ə net ▷ alkanet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALKANET — n. 1 a any plant of the genus Alkanna, esp. A. tinctoria, yielding a red dye from its roots. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALKANET — n. 1 a any plant of the genus Alkanna, esp. A. tinctoria, yielding a red dye from its roots. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALKANET — n.1 a any plant of the genus Alkanna, esp. A. tinctoria, yielding a red dye from its roots. b the …
Oxford English vocab
ALKANET — бот. алкана красильная (ботаника) алкана красильная (Alkanna tinctoria)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALKANET — n бот. алкана красильная ( Alkanna tinctoria )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALKANET — бот. алкана красильная
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ALKANET — (n) алкана красильная
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ALKANET — n бот. алкана красильная ( Alkanna tinctoria )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ALKANET — n бот. алкана красильная ( Alkanna tinctoria )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALKANET — бот. алканна (Alkanna) - dyer's alkanet
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ALKANET — бот. алканна ( Alkanna ) - dyer's alkanet
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ALKANET — бот. алкана красильная (ботаника) алкана красильная (Alkanna tinctoria)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALKANET — n. Pronunciation: ' al-k ə - ˌ net Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin alcannetta, from Arabic al- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DYER'S ALKANET — noun : alkanet 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPANISH BUGLOSS — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : alkanet 1a
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REDROOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a perennial herb ( Lachnanthes tinctoria ) of the eastern United States having sword-shaped leaves, cymose …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALKANNIN — /al kan"in/ , n. Chem. a dark red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, C 16 H 16 O 5 , obtained from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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