Tinctorus
/tink-TOH-rus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: tinctora, tinctorum
A use epithet indicating the plant was historically used to produce dye for textiles, food, or cosmetics. Dye plants have enormous economic and cultural history. Appears as tinctorus (masculine), tinctoria (feminine), or tinctorium (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin tinctorus, meaning "of or for dyeing," from tingere (to dye, to color).
Example
“Genista tinctoria (dyer's greenweed), Reseda luteola (weld), and Indigofera tinctoria all carry this epithet for their centuries-long service as dye plants.”