DYER'S WOAD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves

Synonyms:

dyer's woad; Isatis tinctoria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dyer's woad" is a kind of...):

woad (any of several herbs of the genus Isatis)

Holonyms ("dyer's woad" is a member of...):

genus Isatis; Isatis (Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad)