Definition of Orchanet. Meaning of Orchanet. Synonyms of Orchanet

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Definition of Orchanet

Orchanet
Orchanet Or"cha*net, n. [F. orcan[`e]te.] (Bot.) Same as Alkanet, 2. --Ainsworth.

Meaning of Orchanet from wikipedia

- Look up alkanet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alkanet is the common name of several related plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae): Alkanet,...
- used to produce a red dye. The plant is also known as dyers' bugloss, orchanet, Spanish bugloss, or Languedoc bugloss. It is native to the Mediterranean...
- 1698. Culpeper wrote of Anchusa officinalis under the names "alkanet", "orchanet", "Spanish bugloss", and "enchusa". He claimed many virtues for the plant...