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Word: Woad
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English wād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wede and German Waid
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
wəʊd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a yellow-flowered European plant of the cabbage family. It was formerly widely grown in Britain as a source of blue dye, which was extracted from the leaves after they had been dried, powdered, and fermented.
Short Definition:yellow-flowered European plant of cabbage family
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