dyer's woads

A form of dyer's woad — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of dyer's woad
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dyer's woads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyer's%20woads

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