'Reseda luteola' definitions:

Definition of 'Reseda luteola'

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noun
European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America [syn: dyer's rocket, dyer's mignonette, weld, Reseda luteola]

Definition of 'Reseda luteola'

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  • Luteolin \Lu"te*o*lin\, n. [From NL. Reseda luteola, fr. L. luteolus yellowish, fr. luteus: cf. F. lut['e]oline. See Luteous.] (Chem.) A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom (Reseda luteola). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Reseda luteola'

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  • Luteic \Lu*te"ic\, a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, weld (Reseda luteola). (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin, but obtained from the flowers of {Euphorbia cyparissias}. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Reseda luteola'

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  • Weld \Weld\ (w[e^]ld), n. [OE. welde; akin to Scot. wald, Prov. G. waude, G. wau, Dan. & Sw. vau, D. wouw.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Bot.) An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color. [Written also woald, wold, and would.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Reseda luteola'

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  • Woad \Woad\, n. [OE. wod, AS. w[=a]d; akin to D. weede, G. waid, OHG. weit, Dan. vaid, veid, Sw. veide, L. vitrum.] [Written also wad, and wade.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Bot.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant ({Isatis tinctoria}) of the family Cruciferae (syn. Brassicaceae). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves. See isatin. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the powdered and fermented leaves of the Isatis tinctoria. It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing. [1913 Webster]
  • Their bodies . . . painted with woad in sundry figures. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Wild woad (Bot.), the weld (Reseda luteola). See Weld.
  • Woad mill, a mill grinding and preparing woad. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Reseda luteola'

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  • 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 together; esp., the {Cytisus scoparius} of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers. [1913 Webster]
  • No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom. [1913 Webster]
  • Butcher's broom, a plant (Ruscus aculeatus) of the Smilax family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks; -- called also knee holly. See Cladophyll.
  • Dyer's broom, a species of mignonette (Reseda luteola), used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.
  • Spanish broom. See under Spanish. [1913 Webster]