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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An organic yellow dye prepared from the small dark yellow flowers found on acacia trees (''Acacia catechu''). [ | + | An organic yellow dye prepared from the small dark yellow flowers found on acacia trees (''Acacia catechu''). [[Cutch%20%28dye%29|Cutch]], a brown dye, is obtained from the leaves and wood of the same tree. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 6 January 2014
Description
An organic yellow dye prepared from the small dark yellow flowers found on acacia trees (Acacia catechu). Cutch, a brown dye, is obtained from the leaves and wood of the same tree.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Acacia catechu; cacho(Esp.); giallo d'acacia (It.); acacia (Port.)
Authority
- John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994
- Kurt Wehlte, The Materials and Techniques of Painting, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1975