Assertion: turmeric | /r/HasProperty | cultivated as dye
Facets:
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: in tropical india
type: LOCATION
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In tropical India, turmeric is widely cultivated as a dye and as a spice, being the yellow color we associate with curry powder, which is actually a mixture of spices that includes turmeric.
text: Turmeric was probably first cultivated as a dye, and then as a condiment and cosmetic.
text: Turmeric was first cultivated as a dye.