dyer's rocket

noun

1. weld ².

dyer's rocket

noun

1. a Eurasian resedaceous plant, Reseda luteola, with a spike of yellowish-green flowers and long narrow leaves: formerly cultivated as the source of a yellow dye, used with woad to make Lincoln green Also calledweld

Word History and Origins

Origin of dyer's rocket¹

First recorded in 1860–65; cultivated for a yellow dye