Henna

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: hen=na

CIDE DICTIONARY

Henna, n. [Ar. hinnā alcanna (Lawsonia inermis syn. Lawsonia alba). Cf. Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet.].

•  A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (Lawsonia 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 nails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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'

THESAURUS

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