Chay Root
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A short encyclopedia entry on chay root (Oldenlandia umbellata), a perennial plant of the madder family native to India. It describes cultivation on the Coromandel coast for its orange roots, whose bark yields a red dye. It notes the dye's use for painting red figures on chintz and its role as Indian madder.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
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- 1
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