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1. (n.) anil
a West Indian shrub, Indigoferasuffruticosa, of the legume family, having clusters of small, reddish yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
2. anil
indigo; deep blue.
Etymology: (1575–85; < Pg < Ar an-nīl=al the +nīl indigo < Skt nīlī indigo (nīl(a) dark blue +-ī fem. n. suffix))
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1. (noun) anil, indigo, indigotin
a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
2. (noun) anil, Indigofera suffruticosa, Indigofera anil
shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye
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1. (noun) anil
a West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye
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