different between orchanet vs alkanet

English

Etymology

From French orcanète.

Noun

orchanet (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of alkanet

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Anagrams

• anchoret

English

Etymology

Diminutive of Spanish alcana, alheña.

Noun

alkanet (countable and uncountable, plural alkanets)

1. Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
2. The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
3. Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
4. Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
5. Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
6. Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
7. Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
8. Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
9. Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).

Synonyms

• (Alkanna tinctoria): orchanet

Translations

Anagrams

• kantela, take an L

Finnish

Verb

alkanet

1. Second-person singular potential present form of alkaa.

Anagrams

• lenkata, telakan

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

alkanet n

1. definite singular of alkan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

alkanet n

1. definite singular of alkan