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henna (iou)



henna noun & verb. E17.
[Arab. inna': cf. ALCANNA, ALKANET.]
A. noun. A shrub of the purple loosestrife family, Lawsonia inermis, native from N. Africa to India; a preparation of its powdered leaves and shoots, used to stain the hair and, in the east, the fingernails etc. a reddish-yellow colour. E17.
b. verb trans. Dye or stain with henna. Chiefly as hennaed ppl adjective. E20.