Found 2 items, similar to Henna.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: henna
henna
n : a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
v : apply henna to one's hair;
“She hennas her hair every month”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Henna
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
.
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Henna
\Hen"na\, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna (
Lawsonia inermis
syn.
Lawsonia alba). Cf.
Alcanna,
Alkanet,
Orchanet.]
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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.
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2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or
dyestuff made from them.
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