"woads" in Chinese (Simplified)
菘蓝
Definition
菘蓝是一种历史上用于生产蓝色染料的植物，最著名的种类是菘蓝（Isatis tinctoria）。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Woads' 是 'woad' 的复数形式，主要用于历史或植物学领域。在日常生活中很少用，通常指多株或多种植物。
Examples
Farmers once grew woads for blue dye.
农民们曾经种植**菘蓝**来制作蓝色染料。
The museum displays ancient woads seeds.
博物馆展出了古老的**菘蓝**种子。
Woads were important in making clothes blue.
**菘蓝**在制作蓝色衣服时非常重要。
Old texts describe how people processed woads into dye.
古籍记载了人们如何把**菘蓝**制成染料。
Few people know that woads helped create famous blue tapestries.
很少有人知道**菘蓝**曾用于制作著名的蓝色挂毯。
With the introduction of indigo, woads became less popular.
随着靛蓝的引入，**菘蓝**变得不再流行。