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alkanet (n.)
[alkanet 词源字典]
"dye material from bugloss plant roots," early 14c., from Spanish
alcaneta
, diminutive of
alcana
, from Arabic
al-hinna
(see
henna
). As the name of the plant itself, from 1560s.
[alkanet etymology, alkanet origin, 英语词源]
[alkanet 词源字典]