alkanet
/ˈælkənet/noun
1- a Eurasian plant of the borage family, typically having a hairy stem and blue flowers朱草。
1.1
- Anchusa and other genera, family Boraginaceae: several species, including the European A. officinalis, dyer's alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria ) of the Mediterranean region, and green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens ), grown as an ornamental.牛舌草属及其他属, 紫草科：数种, 包括欧洲的药用紫草, 地中海地区的染匠朱草（拉丁名 Alkanna tinctoria）和作为观赏植物栽培的绿朱草（拉丁名 Pentaglottis sempervirens）。
词源
Middle English: from colloquial Arabic alannat （classical Arabic alinnā' ） 'the henna shrub'.