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English
Etymology
From Chinese 綠膏／绿膏 (lǜgāo).
Noun
lokao (uncountable)
- A green vegetable dye from China, obtained from one or more species in the genus Rhamnus- probably Rhamnus globosa (syn. Rhamnus chlorophora), but Rhamnus utilis, as well as a mixture of Rhamnus davurica (or "Rhamnus dahurica") and Rhamnus globosa (as Rhamnus tinctoria) have also been given as the true source.
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Participle
lokao (Cyrillic spelling локао)
- masculine singular active past participle of lokati