Dyer's+weed

  • 11dyer's rocket — Dyer Dy er, n. One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like. [1913 Webster] {dyer s rocket}, {Dyer s weed}. Same as {Dyer s broom}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Dyer's broom — Broom Broom (br[=oo]m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G. brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.] 1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound… …

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  • 13Dyer State Wayside — Coordinates: 45°07′28″N 120°11′13″W / 45.12444°N 120.18694°W / 45.12444; 120.18694 …

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  • 14dyer's-broom — 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 • Syn: ↑woodwaxen, ↑dyer s greenweed, ↑dyeweed, ↑greenweed, ↑whin, ↑woadwaxen,… …

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  • 15Dyer's Rocket — Rocket Rock et, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.) (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. (b) Damewort. (c) Rocket larkspur. See below. [1913 Webster] {Dyer s Rocket}.… …

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  • 16dyer's greenweed — 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 • Syn: ↑woodwaxen, ↑dyer s broom, ↑dyeweed, ↑greenweed, ↑whin, ↑woadwaxen, ↑Genista… …

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  • 17dyer's greenweed — /green weed / woadwaxen. [1590 1600] * * * …

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  • 18dyer's-greenweed — dyˈer s greenˈweed or dyˈer s broom noun A papilionaceous shrub (Genista tinctoria), a source of yellow colouring matter • • • Main Entry: ↑dye …

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  • 19dye|weed — «DY WEED», noun. 1. an Old World yellow flowered shrub of the pea family, yielding a yellow dye; dyer s weed. 2. a small North American composite herb with white flowers …

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  • 20green-weed — n. Green broom, dyer s weed (Genista tinctoria) …

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