Henna

4 definitions found

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

  Henna \Hen"na\, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna ({Lawsonia inermis}
     syn. {Lawsonia alba}). Cf. {Alcanna}, {Alkanet}, {Orchanet}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus {Lawsonia}
        ({Lawsonia alba}). The fragrant white blossoms are used by
        the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves


        furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain
        the nails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or
        dyestuff made from them.
        [1913 Webster]

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

  Lawsonia \Law*so"ni*a\, n. (Bot.)
     An Asiatic and North African shrub ({Lawsonia inermis}), with
     smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. {Henna} is
     prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is
     called {Egyptian privet}, and in the West Indies, {Jamaica
     mignonette}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  henna
       n : a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
       v : apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "henna":
     Titian, adust, auburn, bay, bay-colored, bayard, brazen, bronze,
     bronze-colored, bronzed, brownish-red, castaneous, chestnut,
     chestnut-brown, copper, copper-colored, coppery, cupreous,
     ferruginous, foxy, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown,
     mahogany, reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety,
     rust, rust-colored, rusty, sunburned, terra-cotta