woad

woad

noun \ˈwōd\

Definition of WOAD

: a European herb (Isatis tinctoria) of the mustard family formerly grown for the blue dyestuff yielded by its leaves; also : this dyestuff

Origin of WOAD

Middle English wod, from Old English wād; akin to Old High German weit woad, Latin vitrum

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with WOAD

bode, bowed, code, goad, load, lode, mode, node, ode, road, rode, toad, toed