Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

n. - Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad.

edit
Usage examples (16)
  • Important sources were Isatis tinctoria (woad rather than indigo proper), native to northern Europe and Britain; Indigofera tinctorium, imported from India; and...
  • Isatis I. indigotica or I. tinctoria, also known as da qing ye in Traditional Chinese Medicine, contains indican and isatin B among other compounds and is known to have...
  • Demonstrated geostatistical skills (experience with Isatis software an asset).
  • Anne Vuorema's research provides answers that enable researchers to improve the extraction of indigo from the leaves of dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria L.).
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.