"dyer's woad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dyer's woads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dyer's woad (countable and uncountable, plural dyer's woads)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Crucifers Synonyms (Isatis tinctoria): woad, glastrum, asp of Jerusalem Related terms: indigo
    Sense id: en-dyer's_woad-en-noun-J01FAM9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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