/ Dictionary / Index W woadwaxen: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: woad•wax•en Pronunciation: (wōd'wak"sun), [key] — n. an ornamental Eurasian shrub, Genista tinctoria, whose flowers yield a yellow dye formerly used with woad to make a permanent green dye. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: woadwaxen (Thesaurus) woaded woald Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language