anchusin

[ ang-kyoo-sin ]

noun
  1. a red coloring matter obtained from the root of the alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria.

Origin of anchusin

1
1860–65; <New Latin Anchus(a) anchusa + -in2

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British Dictionary definitions for anchusin

anchusin

/ (æŋˈkjuːsɪn) /


noun
  1. another name for alkanet (def. 2)

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