alkanet
Noun
Meaning
A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet.
The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
bugloss
Anchusa officinalis
ambrosia
anchusa
bitterweed
oxtongue
orchanet
bristly oxtongue
dyer's alkanet
orcanette
dyers' bugloss
Spanish bugloss
Languedoc bugloss