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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Isatis tinctoria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woad
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