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Original entry ↗A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers. · A flower of this plant. · A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black. · A rich reddish-brown colour.
Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), the name of the tree used to make the dye, probably from Middle Persian [script needed] (*hannāy-, “to smear, anoint”). Doublet of alkanet.
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