noun
- A shrubby plant of the legume family with small yellow flowers, native to Europe and used historically as a source of yellow dye.
Usage: Also called dyer's greenweed or weld.; Botanical name: Genista tinctoria.
Examples
- Medieval dyers cultivated greenweed to produce vibrant yellow hues for textiles.
- The greenweed plant thrives in rocky, well-drained soils across temperate regions.
- Historians discovered that greenweed was a valuable commodity in the dye trade.
- The bright yellow flowers of greenweed bloom in late spring and early summer.