| indigo | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. anil, indigo, indigotin | a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically. |
| ~ dye, dyestuff | a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair. |
| n. (plant) | 2. indigo, indigo plant, indigofera tinctoria | deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye. |
| ~ genus indigofera, indigofera | genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes. |
| ~ indigofera anil, indigofera suffruticosa, anil | shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye. |
| ~ bush, shrub | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. indigo | a blue-violet color. |
| ~ reddish blue, violet | a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum. |
| adj. | 4. indigo | having a color between blue and violet.; "indigo flowers" |
| ~ colored, coloured, colorful | having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination.; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" |
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