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Chromatic Legends of Botanical Rarities
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- 1. Study of form, crucial for differentiating dye-bearing plant species
- 2. Rare yellow dye associated with symbiotic bacteria on plant surfaces
- 3. Botanical genus famed for a blue dye derived via fermentation
- 5. Ancient European blue extracted from a cruciferous plant
- 6. Polyene antibiotic dye originally isolated from plant-associated microbes
- 9. Yellow pigment class found in flavonoid-rich plant dyes
- 11. Red dye from scale insect; plant association debated, prized in antiquity
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- 4. Water-soluble pigment responsible for blue, purple, and red hues in plants
- 7. Genus known for alkaloid-rich plants producing yellow-orange dyes
- 8. Anthraquinone compound from Morinda root hues red and purple
- 10. Describes plant substances producing brownish dyes, linked to coffee tannins
- 12. A benzophenoxazinium dye historically sourced from safflower petals
- 13. Golden-yellow compound extracted from turmeric rhizomes, traditional dye source
- 14. Heartwood yielding reddish-purple dye once central to Caribbean trade
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