Definitions for woadwoʊd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
woadwoʊd(n.)
any Old World plant of the genus Isatis, of the mustard family, esp. I. tinctoria, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
Category: Plants
this dye.
Origin of woad:
bef. 1000; ME wode, OE wād, c. OHG weit; akin to F guède, ML waizda < Gmc
Princeton's WordNet
woad(noun)
a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
woad(noun)
any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
Wiktionary
woad(Noun)
Common name of the plant Isatis tinctoria whose leaves are used to make a blue dye.
woad(Noun)
The dye made from the plant Isatis tinctoria.
woad(Verb)
to plant or cultivate woad
woad(Verb)
to dye with woad
Origin: From wode, from wad, from waidan, from wAit-. Cognate with wed, weed, Waid.
Webster Dictionary
Woad(noun)
an herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves
Woad(noun)
a blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the powdered and fermented leaves of the Isatis tinctoria. It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing
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