dyer's woad

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Noun

dyer 's woad (countable and uncountable, plural dyer's woads)

A plant of species Isatis tinctoria, which is the source of the blue dye woad used in the Middle Ages, before being replaced as source by Indigofera tinctoria.

Synonyms

(Isatis tinctoria): woad, glastrum, asp of Jerusalem

See also

indigo

References

dyer's woad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Isatis tinctoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Isatis tinctoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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