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GENUS ISATIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad
Synonyms:
genus Isatis; Isatis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Isatis" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Isatis"):
woad (any of several herbs of the genus Isatis)
dyer's woad; Isatis tinctoria (European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves)
Holonyms ("genus Isatis" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
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