woad

🇺🇸 /wəʊd/ 🇬🇧 /wəʊd/
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noun
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a plant whose leaves were used to make a blue dye

The ancient warriors used woad to color their skin before going into battle.

translation

n. a plant whose leaves were used to make a blue dye

Word Forms

Plural woads