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Adjective
/ˈhenə/,
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The powdered leaves of a tropical shrub, used as a dye to color the hair and decorate the body,
  1. Reddish-brown
    • - girls with henna hair and burgundy nails
Verb
  1. Dye (hair) with henna

Noun
  1. The powdered leaves of a tropical shrub, used as a dye to color the hair and decorate the body

  2. The Old World shrub that produces these leaves, with small pink, red, or white flowers


  1. a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
  2. apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month"
  3. Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is a flowering plant used since antiquity to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather and wool. The name is also used for dye preparations derived from the plant, and for the art of temporary tattooing based on those dyes. ...
  4. Henna is the name of a 1991 Bollywood film produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor and starring his brother Rishi Kapoor, Ashwini Bhave (both of India) and Zeba Bakhtiyar (of Pakistan) also renound as Neha Seti. It was shot in Kashmir.
  5. A shrub, Lawsonia inernis, having fragrant redish flowers; A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. ...
  6. This is a natural hair dye made from green plant leaves that imparts shades of red into the hair strands. The shade of red that imparts into your hair depends on your hair color. ...
  7. A reddish dye made from the leaves of the Henna shrub. Used to dye the skin and hair.
  8. A colorant (vegetable dye) for hair and nails is derived from Henna leaves and stems. Traditionally, it imparts a reddish cast to the hair by coating it. Clear henna enhances shine.
  9. The plant Lawsonia inermis. The dried and powdered shoots and leaves were used as a dye or, with suitable medium, a cosmetic.
  10. a dye that is made from the dried leaves and petioles of a plant (Lawsonia alba) and used in body art.
  11. A dwarf shrub whose leaves are traditionally powdered to produce a pigment used for drying hair and tattooing the body and nails, their painted designs bearing different significances – from good health and fertility to wisdom and spiritual enlightenment. ...
  12. A natural colorant or hair dye, and strengthener.
  13. herbal or chemical, used for dying hair (black or red) and for producing intricate patterns on the palm of the hand and feet of a bride
  14. (Lawsonia inermis) leaves were crushed and used both as a perfume (Song of Solomon 1:14 NIV) and as a yellow dye for skin, nails, and hair. It is a subtropical shrub with white flowers.
  15. Dye from a natural plant substance used in Eastern cultures to decorate skin as part of ceremonial rituals. It is used also as a natural alternative to hair dye in Western cultures.
  16. Early 80s slang meaning "you think so?" Usually used after a sentence when you're talking to someone you know well.