Alcanna \Al*can"na\, n. [Sp. alcana, alhe?a, fr. Ar.
al-hinn[=a]. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.]
(Bot.)
An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is
obtained.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Alcanna \Al*can"na\, n. [Sp. alcana, alhe?a, fr. Ar.
al-hinn[=a]. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.]
(Bot.)
An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is
obtained.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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