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<b>ALKANET</b> (dim. from Spanish <i>alcana</i>, Arabic <i>al-hena</i> = henna, |
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HJ -- for pity's sake, don't correct grammar unless there is really something to correct. If you want to fix things, try going into your own stuff, removing all the spaces before punctuation marks, adding spaces and articles where appropriate, and perhaps even using transition sentences. |
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Egyptian privet, or <i>Lawsonia inermis</i>), a plant, Alkanna or |
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<i>Anchusa tinctoria</i>, of the order [[Boraginaceae]], also known as |
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orchanet, dyer's bugloss, Spanish bugloss or bugloss of Languedoc, |
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which is grown in the south of France and on the shores of the |
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Levant. Its root yields a fine red colouring matter which |
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has been used to tint tinctures, oils, wines, varnishes, &c.; it is commonly used today as a [[food additive|food colouring]]. |
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Revision as of 05:22, 29 January 2002
ALKANET (dim. from Spanish alcana, Arabic 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 has been used to tint tinctures, oils, wines, varnishes, &c.; it is commonly used today as a food colouring.
modified from the 1911 encyclopedia