orcaneta . ( Of the fr. orcanette ). 1. f. onoquiles. orcaneta yellow. 1. f. herbaceous annual of the family of the Borragináceas, very hairy, with rights stems from one to two decimetres, lanceolate, petiolate leaves the lower and sitting on top, of Bell-shaped flowers, yellow, in ramos terminals, and dry fruit, consisting of four achenes in the bottom of the calyx, and thick root, which gets a red ink. It is common in Spain.