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Isatis

Isatis

(Science: botany) a genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.

Origin: L, a kind of plant, gr. Woad.


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Isatis tinctoria -woad An annual Old World plant in the mustard family, formerly cultivated for its leaves that yield a blue dye.

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