munjistin
Meanings
noun
- A reddish-orange dye resembling alizarin, found in the root of Indian madder, a species of madder from around the Himalayas, Rubia manjith (formerly Rubia munjista).
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मंजिष्ठा (maṃjiṣṭhā, “Indian madder”) + -in.
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