genus Isatis

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Isatis - Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woadIsatisdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relativeswoad - any of several herbs of the genus Isatisdyer's woad, Isatis tinctoria - European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves