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Woad

Scope note

Blue dye similar to indigo obtained from the leaves of the woad plant, a herbaceous biennial, and used as a pigment in the Middle Ages. GETTEN

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300013080

Broader Terms used

<colorant for dye and pigment>

Created

13yrs ago

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