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anchusin

American

[ang-kyoo-sin] / æŋˈkyu sɪn /

noun

a red coloring matter obtained from the root of the alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria.

anchusin British

/ æŋˈkjuːsɪn /

noun

another name for alkanet

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Etymology

Origin of anchusin

1860–65; < New Latin Anchus ( a ) anchusa + -in ²

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