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ISATIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad

Synonyms:

genus Isatis; Isatis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Isatis" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Isatis"):

woad (any of several herbs of the genus Isatis)

dyer's woad; Isatis tinctoria (European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves)

Holonyms ("Isatis" is a member of...):

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

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