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1. (n.) indigo
a blue dye, C
2. indigo
any hairy plant of the genus Indigofera, of the legume family, having clusters of usu. red or purple flowers.
3. indigo
a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark grayish blue.
4. (adj.) indigo
of the color indigo.
Etymology: (1705–15)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anil, indigo, indigotin
a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
2. (noun) 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
3. (adj) indigo
a blue-violet color
4. (adj) indigo
having a color between blue and violet
"indigo flowers"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Indigo
having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo
2. (noun) Indigo
a kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors
3. (noun) Indigo
a blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican
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