(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:27:04

Chay" root` (?). [Tamil shaya.]

The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India, which yields a durable red dyestuff.

[Written also choy root.]

 

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