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Common as weed in England and United States
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greenweed
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Word definitions for greenweed in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. Wood-wax .] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ( Genista tinctoria ) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also greenwood , greenweed , dyer's greenweed , and whin , wood-wash , wood-wax , and ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: woodwaxen , dyer's greenweed , dyer's-broom , dyeweed , whin , woadwaxen , Genista tinctoria ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several plants, of the genus ''Genista'', related to broom
Usage examples of greenweed.
Wool dyed with Dyer's greenweed and mordanted with alum produces a clear yellow, while wool mordanted with tin produces a dark blackish brown.
Blue used woad or indigo alone, and dark green was produced by overdyeing blue fabric with weld, dyer's greenweed or a similar yellow dye.
Dyer's broom aka woodwaxen, greenweed [Genista tinctoria]: Source of a yellow dye.
Wool dyed with Dyer’s greenweed and mordanted with alum produces a clear yellow, while wool mordanted with tin produces a dark blackish brown.