dyersweed
ərzˌwid noun
any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria.
Origin:
1570–80
1570–80
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| dyer's-weed | |
| —n | |
| any of several plants that yield a dye, such as woad, dyer's rocket, and dyer's-greenweed | |
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