woodwaxen

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A form of woad-waxen — The leguminous plant Genista tinctoria, native to Europe.

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dyer's greenweeddyer's-broomdyeweedgreenweedwhinwoadwaxenGenista tinctoria
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Meanings

nounwoodwaxen (countable and uncountable, plural woodwaxens)

plural woodwaxens

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of woad-waxen.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental

Similar
dyer's greenweeddyer's-broomdyeweedgreenweedwhinwoadwaxenGenista tinctoria
Broader
broom
Also see
dyer's greenweeddyeweedgreenweedwhinwoad-waxen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

woodwaxen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwaxen

MLA

“woodwaxen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwaxen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodwaxen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwaxen.

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