HyperDic: genus_isatis

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Isatis:
NOUNplantgenus Isatis, Isatis(Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs) woad
English > genus Isatis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning(Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs) woad.
SynonymIsatis
Member ofCruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard familyA large family of plants with four-petaled flowers
Membersdyer's woad, Isatis tinctoriaEuropean biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves
woadAny of several herbs of the genus Isatis
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishgénero isatis, genus isatis, isatis
Catalangenus isatis, isatis, Isatis

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