Isatis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isatis \I"sa*tis\ (?; 277), n. [L., a kind of plant, Gr. ?
     woad.] (Bot.)
     A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the
     {Isatis tinctoria}, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Isatis
       n : Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad [syn: {genus
           Isatis}]