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dyer's-weed

[ dahy-erz-weed ]
/ ˈdaɪ ərzˌwid /
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noun
any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria.
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Origin of dyer's-weed

First recorded in 1570–80
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British Dictionary definitions for dyer's-weed

dyer's-weed

noun
any of several plants that yield a dye, such as woad, dyer's rocket, and dyer's-greenweed
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