单词 | woadwaxen |
释义 | woadwaxen in British English (ˈwəʊdˌwæksən) or woadwax (ˈwəʊdˌwæks) noun another name for dyer's-greenweed woadwaxen in American English (woʊdˌwæksən) noun an ornamental plant (Genista tinctoria) of the pea family, with simple leaves and flowers that yield a yellow dye used by the ancient Britons Word origin ME wodewexen < OE wuduweaxe < wudu, wood1 + weaxe < base of weaxan, to grow, wax1 |
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