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dyer's-weed

[ dahy-erz-weed ]

noun

  1. any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria.


dyer's-weed

noun

  1. any of several plants that yield a dye, such as woad, dyer's rocket, and dyer's-greenweed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyer's-weed1

First recorded in 1570–80

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