bastard alkanet

noun

Lithospermum arvense, a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and Asia and known as an introduced species, in much of North America and Australia.

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Meanings

nounbastard alkanet (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralLithospermum arvense, a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and Asia and known as an introduced species, in much of North America and Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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gromwell

Origin

From its resemblance to alkanet.

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APA

bastard alkanet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20alkanet

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“bastard alkanet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20alkanet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bastard alkanet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20alkanet.

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