Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Isatis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Isatis \I"sa*tis\ (?; 277), n. [L., a kind of plant, Gr. ?
woad.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the
{Isatis tinctoria}, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Isatis
n : Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad [syn: {Isatis},
{genus Isatis}]
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