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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
hen·na 
[hen-uh] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -naed, -na·ing.
[hen-uh] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -naed, -na·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers. |
| 2. | a reddish-orange dye or cosmetic made from the leaves of this plant. |
| 3. | a color midway between red-brown and orange-brown. |
| 4. | to tint or dye with henna. |
[Origin: 1590–1600; < Ar hinnā']
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hen·na
(hěn'ə) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. hen·naed, hen·na·ing, hen·nas To dye (hair, for example) with henna. [Arabic ḥinnā'; akin to ḥana'a, to become green.] hen'na adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
henna
henna
1600, from Ar. hinna, name for the small thorny tree (Egyptian Privet, Lawsonia inermis) whose leaves are used to make the reddish dye, said to be of Persian origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| henna | |
noun | |
| 1. | a reddish brown dye used especially on hair |
verb | |
| 1. | apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Henna
Hen"na\, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna (Lawsonia inermis or alba). Cf. Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet.]1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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