alcanna

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alcanna - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alcanna \Al*can"na\, n. [Sp. alcana, alhe?a, fr. Ar.
     al-hinn[=a]. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.] (Bot.)
     An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is
     obtained.
     [1913 Webster]