GREENWEED

woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria

(noun) small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

greenweed (plural greenweeds)

Any of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broom

Source: Wiktionary


Green"weed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: See Greenbroom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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