chay root
English
Alternative forms
- chaya root
- choy root
- shaya root
Etymology
From Tamil.
Noun
chay root (plural chay roots)
- The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native to India, which yields a durable red dyestuff.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for chay root in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)