woadwaxen

/ˈwoʊdˌwæksən/
noun
  1. A small shrub with yellow flowers and small, flat, round seed pods, also known as dyer's greenweed.
    • I spotted a patch of woadwaxen growing wild along the old stone wall.
    • Farmers once grew woadwaxen to make yellow dye for cloth.
    • The woadwaxen in the meadow bloomed bright yellow in early summer.
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