10 definitions found for Henna

henna n 1: a reddish brown dye used especially on hair v 1: apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month"

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henna 1600, from Ar. hinna, name for the small thorny tree (Egyptian Privet, Lawsonia inermis) whose leaves are used to make the reddish dye, said to be of Persian origin.

henna I. noun Etymology: Arabic ḥinnā' Date: 1600 1. a reddish-brown dye obtained from leaves of the henna plant and used especially on hair 2. an Old World tropical shrub or small tree (Lawsonia inermis) of the loosestrife family with small opposite leaves and panicles of fragrant usually white flowers II. transitive verb Date: 1919 to dye (as hair) with henna

henna
n.
1 a tropical shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having small pink, red, or white flowers.
2 the reddish dye from its shoots and leaves esp. used to colour hair.
Etymology: Arab. hinna'

henna Henna is a reddish-brown dye that is made from the leaves of a shrub. It is used especially for colouring hair or skin. N-UNCOUNT

henna ˈhenə n. 1 a tropical shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having small pink, red, or white flowers. 2 the reddish dye from its shoots and leaves esp. used to colour hair. [Arab. hinna']

Henna Hen"na, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna (Lawsonia inermis or alba). Cf. Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet.] 1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. 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 hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.

HENNA hen'-a (So 1:14; 4:13): An aromatic plant.

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "henna": Titian, adust, auburn, bay, bay-colored, bayard, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, brownish-red, castaneous, chestnut, chestnut-brown, copper, copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, ferruginous, foxy, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown, mahogany, reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust, rust-colored, rusty, sunburned, terra-cotta