henna definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a reddish brown dye used especially on hair v 1: apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month ... 1. a reddish-brown dye obtained from leaves of the henna plant and used especially on hair 2. an Old World ... II. transitive verb Date: 1919 to dye (as hair) with henna Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a tropical shrub, Lawsonia inermis ... to colour hair. Etymology: Arab. hinna' Webster's 1913 Dictionary Henna Hen"na, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna (Lawsonia inermis or ... manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them. ...
... Dictionary (Heb. copher), mentioned in Cant. 1:14 (R.V., "henna-flowers"); 4:13 (R.V., "henna"), is the al-henna of the Arabs, a native of Egypt, producing clusters of ... island of Cyprus. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia kam'-fir. See HENNA.
... Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the ... 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.
... Medieval Latin alcannetta, from Arabic al-?anna, al-?inn?' the henna Date: 14th century 1. a. a European plant (Alkanna tinctoria ... Sp. alcaneta dimin. of alcana f. Arab. al-hinna' the henna shrub Webster's 1913 Dictionary Alkanet Al"ka*net, n ... n]a, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.] 1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from ...
Lawsonia inermis or alba definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Henna Hen"na, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna (Lawsonia inermis or ... manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.
... n]a, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.] 1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from ... n]a, in which al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.] 1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from ...
... henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the ... henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the ...
L alba definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Henna Hen"na, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna (Lawsonia inermis or ... manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.
... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hennotannic Hen`no*tan"nic, a. [Henna + tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic acid.