WOAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does woad mean? 

• WOAD (noun)
  The noun WOAD has 2 senses:

1. a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant

2. any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

  Familiarity information: WOAD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WOAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("woad" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("woad" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woad"):

dyer's woad; Isatis tinctoria (European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves)

Holonyms ("woad" is a member of...):

genus Isatis; Isatis (Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad)