Isatis

·noun A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.

← Isatinic × Isatogen →

isatis
īsătis, is, and ĭdis, f., = ἴσατις, an herb with a milky juice , used in healing wounds , Plin. 2...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.