Henna: alternatives and connections

An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.

A dwarf tree, one in size between a shrub and a tree; a treelike shrub.

A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.

An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and B…

A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady b…

A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; t…

The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is…

The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white bryony) and of B. dioica is…

The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom, or a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists, esp. Gautama Sidd…

A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matter…

A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.

A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring…

A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and with fragrant blossoms.

A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- c…

A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous pl…

Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is…

A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit…