צוֹבַע, (צָבַע II) dyeing material, plant used for dyeing. — Pl. צוֹבְעִים, צוֹבְעִין. Shebi. VII, 1, sq. ממין הצ׳ (Ar. הצבעין) plants belonging to the class of dyers. Y. ib. VII, beg. 37ᵇ צב׳ לאדם dyeing plants to be used by men; צב׳ לבהמה to be used for food of beasts, in the Sabbatical year; a. e.—[Y. Sabb. VI, 7ᵈ צ׳ תותבן, v. צִבְעוֹן II.]