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Noun: dyer's woad
  1. European biennial formerly grown for the blue colouring matter yielded by its leaves
    "Dyer's woad was an important source of blue dye in medieval Europe";
    - Isatis tinctoria

Derived forms: dyer's woads

Type of: woad

Part of: genus Isatis, Isatis

Encyclopedia: Dyer's woad