Woads


noun
1.
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
2.
the dye extracted from this plant.
noun
1.
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, formerly cultivated for its leaves, which yield a blue dye: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) See also dyer’s-weed, dyer’s rocket
2.
the dye obtained from this plant, used esp by the ancient Britons, as a body dye

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