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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Al·ka·net n.
 1. Chem. A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
 2. Bot. (a) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding the dye; orchanet. (b) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.
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