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alkanet的意思

alkanet
英式音标['ælkə,nɛt]
美式英标['ælkənet]

基本解释

n. 朱草;紫草根;由朱草提制的红色染料

英文词源

alkanet (n.)
"dye material from bugloss plant roots," early 14c., from Spanish alcaneta, diminutive of alcana, from Arabic al-hinna (see henna). As the name of the plant itself, from 1560s.