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Definition of Isatis

Isatis
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.

Meaning of Isatis from wikipedia

- Isatis tinctoria, also called woad (/ˈwoʊd/), dyer's woad, dyer's-weed, or glastum, is a flowering plant in the family Br****icaceae (the mustard family)...
- Isatis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Br****icaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia. Its genus name, Isatis, derives...
- perhaps providing the largest volume of vegetable oils of any species. Woad (Isatis tinctoria) was used in the past to produce a blue textile dye (indigo),...
- Athos, most of which are found in the area of the main summit in the south. Isatis tinctoria ssp. athoa, a woad subspecies, and Viola athois are named after...
- is now known as "true indigo" or "natural indigo". In Europe, the use of Isatis tinctoria, or woad, can be traced back to the 8th century BC, although it...
- The AeroJames 01 Isatis (named for the flowering plant) is a French ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by AeroJames of Ajaccio, Corsica. It was...
- stems of Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek., Polygonum tinctorium Ait., or Isatis indigotica Fortune (Fort.). Qingdai was first recorded in Yaoxinglun. Indirubin...
- Plant-based substances such as: Woad, produced from the leaves of the plant Isatis tinctoria; Indigo, derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria; and Turnsole...
- (Indigofera suffruticosa), Chinese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria), and woad Isatis tinctoria. Indigofera tinctoria and related species were cultivated in East...
- Middle Ages. The dyers of Lincoln, known for colouring wool with woad (Isatis tinctoria) to give it a strong blue shade, created the eponymous Lincoln...