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Anchusa

noun

Any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.

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... alcana, Arab. al-hena henna, Egyptian privet, or Lawsonia inermis), a plant, Alkanna or Anchusa tinctoria, of the order Boraginaceae, also known as orchanet, dyer's bugloss, Spanish bugloss or bugloss of Languedoc, which is grown in the south of France and on the shores of the Levant. Its root yields a fine red colouring matter which ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

Words linked to "Anchusa" : Anchusa officinalis, Anchusa capensis, cape forget-me-not, bugloss, alkanet, herbaceous plant, Anchusa riparia, herb