lapis lazuli vs woad

lapis lazuli

noun
  • A deep-blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine. 

  • A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone. 

adj
  • Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone. 

woad

noun
  • The blue dye made from the leaves of the plant. 

  • The plant Isatis tinctoria. 

verb
  • To plant or cultivate woad. 

  • To dye with woad. 

How often have the words lapis lazuli and woad occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )