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WOAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("woad" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woad"):
dyer's woad; Isatis tinctoria (European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves)
Holonyms ("woad" is a member of...):
genus Isatis; Isatis (Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("woad" is a kind of...):
dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)
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