dye-weed

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• dye|weed — «DY WEED», noun. 1. an Old World yellow flowered shrub of the pea family, yielding a yellow dye; dyer s weed. 2. a small North American composite herb with white flowers …   Useful english dictionary

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• dyer's-weed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural dyer s weeds) 1. : any of several dye yielding plants (as the dyer s rocket, the woodwaxen, the dyer s woad) 2. : any of certain plants of the genus Solidago ( …   Useful english dictionary

• dy|er's-weed — «DY uhrz WEED», noun. any one of several plants that yield a dye, as the weld, dyeweed, or woad …   Useful english dictionary

• Dyer's weed — Dyer Dy er, n. One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like. [1913 Webster] {dyer s rocket}, {Dyer s weed}. Same as {Dyer s broom}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• woad|wax|en — «WOHD WAK suhn», noun. an Old World yellow flowered shrub of the pea family; dye weed; dyer s broom. Its flowers were formerly used as the source of a yellow dye. Also, woodwaxen. ╂[alteration (influenced by woad) of woodwaxen < Old English… …   Useful english dictionary

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