Caesalpinia Sappan
The brownish-red wood of this Indian tree furnishes the Sappan wood of commerce, from which dyers obtain a red color, principally used for dyeing cotton goods. Its root also affords an orange-yellow d...
The brownish-red wood of this Indian tree
furnishes the Sappan wood of commerce, from which dyers obtain a
red color, principally used for dyeing cotton goods. Its root also
affords an orange-yellow dye.
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