Chemistry:Chica (dye)
From HandWiki
Chica is an orange-red dye obtained from boiling the leaves of the Arrabidaea chica (Bignonia chica) plant. It is used by some native South American peoples to stain the skin.
References
- "chica". Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Dictionary.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chica. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
"Chica (So. Amer.). A dye-stuff". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
 |
