Alcanna

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]