Woad
[wәud]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) any of several herbs of the genus Isatis.
(noun.) a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant.
錄入:库尔特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves.
(n.) A blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the powdered and fermented leaves of the Isatis tinctoria. It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing.
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同義詞及近義詞:
n. Weld, dyer's weed (Genista tinctorla), woad-waxen, wood-waxen, wood-wax, dyer's broom.
亨廷顿編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a genus of cruciferous plants whose few species are mostly natives of the countries around the Mediterranean—Dyer's woad yields a good and very permanent dye but is now largely superseded by indigo.—adj. Woad′ed dyed blue with woad.
錄入:鲁道夫