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单词 woad
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
woad  (wōd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
  2. the dye extracted from this plant.
  • Gmc
  • bef. 1000; Middle English wode, Old English wād (cognate with German Waid); akin to French guède, Medieval Latin waizda

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
woad /wəʊd/ n
  1. a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, formerly cultivated for its leaves, which yield a blue dye: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  2. the dye obtained from this plant, used esp by the ancient Britons, as a body dye
Etymology: Old English wād; related to Old High German weit; Middle Dutch wēd, Latin vitrum
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