(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:42:37

Al*can"na (#), n. [Sp. alcana, alhea, fr. Ar. al-hinna. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.] Bot.

An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.

 

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