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1. What plant could produce shades of yellow?
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2. What plant could produce shades of brown?
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3. What plant could produce shades of red?
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4. What plant could produce shades of blue?
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1. What plant could produce shades of yellow?
Answer : 1) Curcuma longa L., local name: Kunyit,Kunir, English name: Turmeric. The part used for dyeing are its roots.
2. What plant could produce shades of brown?
Answer : 1) Tectona grandis L.f. , local name: Jati, English name: Teak. The part used are the trees' young leaves. 2) Peltophorum pterocarpum, local name: Soga, English name: Copperpod. The part used for dyeing are its bark.
3.What plant could produce shades of red?
Answer : Morinda citrifolia L. , local name: Mengkudu, Bengkudu, Kombu, English name: Indian mulberry. The part used for dyeing are skin of the plants roots.
4. What plant could produce shades of blue?
Answer : Indigo tinctoferia L., local name: Tarum, Indigo, English name : Indigo. The part used for dyeing are its leaves.
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