isatis

Isatis

I"sa*tis\ (?; 277), n. [L., a kind of plant, Gr. ? woad.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.
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isatis

noun
Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad 
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