A plant used to dye wool yellow or red; another name for madder or a similar dye plant.
From Old English or Germanic roots related to dyes and coloring agents. Historically, edder was one of several plant-based dyes used by textile workers before synthetic dyes were invented.
Before chemical dyes existed, textile makers relied on plants like edder to color wool—entire industries and trade routes existed just to transport these precious dye plants around the world!
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