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Definition of choy root

choy root
Chay root Chay" root` [Tamil sh[=a]ya.] The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India, which yieds a durable red dyestuff. [Written also choy root.]
Choy root
Choy root Choy" root` See Chay root.

Meaning of choy root from wikipedia

- chay root or choy root, from its Tamil name, chaaya ver) is a low-growing plant native to India. A colour-fast red dye can be extracted from the root bark...
- Choy sum (also spelled choi sum, choi sam in Cantonese; cai xin, caixin in Standard Mandarin) is a leafy vegetable commonly used in Chinese cuisine. It...
- include leafy greens (spinach, napa cabbage, baby bok choy), root vegetables (carrots, lotus root) and mushrooms (shiitake, enoki, oyster mushrooms). To...
- Choy Yuk-Ling (Chinese: 蔡玉玲), better known as Bao Choy, is a journalist and television producer in Hong Kong, best known for her work on and subsequent...
- gai choy, and xuelihong. Asian mustard greens are most often stir-fried or pickled. (See pickled mustard.) A Southeast Asian dish called asam gai choy or...
- for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, mustard plant and similar green leaf vegetables...
- cultivated into many forms, including the turnip (a root vegetable), komatsuna, napa cabbage, bomdong, bok choy, and rapini. Br****ica rapa subsp. oleifera is...
- The turnip or white turnip (Br****ica rapa subsp. rapa) is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot...
- as bok choy. Outside of Asia, this vegetable is also referred to as Chinese cabbage or sometimes celery cabbage. It is also known as siu choy (Cantonese...
- species and varieties commonly used for food include bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, choy sum, kohlrabi, napa cabbage, rutabaga, turnip and some...