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Bible Encyclopedias
Woad
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a herbaceous plant, known botanically as Isatis tinctoria (natural order Cruciferae), which occurs sporadically in England in fields, on banks and chalk-pits. The erect branched stem, 1 to 3 ft. in height, bears sessile leaves and terminal clusters of small yellow flowers; the brown pendulous pods are in. long. The ancient Britons stained themselves with this plant. It is still cultivated in Lincolnshire.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Woad'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/w/woad.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Woad'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/w/woad.html. 1910.
