wongshy
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Noun
English
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wongsky
Etymology
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From
Chinese
黃梔
／
黄栀
(
huángzhī
)
.
Noun
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wongshy
(
obsolete
)
An
Asian
tree
,
Gardenia jasminoides
.
(
obsolete
,
uncountable
)
A
yellow
dye
said to contain
crocin
derived from the
pods
of the wongshy.
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