isatis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad
    genus Isatis.

WordNet


I"sa*tis noun
Etymology
L., a kind of plant, Gr. woad.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.

Webster 1913