n.
- the powdered leaves of a tropical shrub, used as a reddish-brown dye to colour the hair and decorate the body.
- the shrub which produces henna, with small pink, red, or white flowers.
[Lawsonia inermis.]
v.
(hennas, hennaing, hennaed)
dye with henna.
Etymology
C17: from Arab. ḥinnā'.
