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orcanette

noun
or·​ca·​nette
variants: or less commonly orcanet or orchanet \ ˈȯ(r)kəˌnet \
plural -s

Definition of orcanette

: alkanet sense 1b

History and Etymology for orcanette

Middle French orcanette, alteration of Old French arquenet, diminutive of arcanne, alcanne henna, from Medieval Latin alchanna

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