isatis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

isatis(n = noun.plant) genus isatis - Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad;

is a kind of dilleniid dicot genus

is a member of brassicaceae, cruciferae, family brassicaceae, family cruciferae, mustard family

isatis, n. [L., a kind of plant, Gr. woad.].

A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad. [1913 Webster]