woad

Definition of Woad in English :

1. woad

a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant

2. woad

any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Woad

noun

1.

a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, formerly cultivated for its leaves, which yield a blue dye: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

noun

1.

any of a genus (Isatis) of plants of the crucifer family; esp., dyer's woad

2.

the blue dye obtained from the dried, fermented leaves of such plants

n.

1. An annual Eurasian plant (Isatis tinctoria) in the mustard family, formerly cultivated for its leaves that yield a blue dye.

2. The dye obtained from this plant.