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Princeton's WordNet
Indigofera, genus Indigoferanoun
genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
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indigofera
Indigofera is a large genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae or legume family. It is named for its most famous species, Indigofera tinctoria, which is traditionally used to produce indigo dye. This genus includes about 750 species of shrubs, herbs, and small trees across the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. Many species of Indigofera are used for medicinal, ornamental, and forage purposes.
Webster Dictionary
Indigoferanoun
a genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil
Etymology: [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.]
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Indigofera
Indigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. The species are mostly shrubs, though some are herbaceous, and a few can become small trees up to 5–6 m tall. Most are dry-season or winter deciduous. The leaves are pinnate with 5–31 leaflets and the terminal leaflet present. Leaf sizes vary from 3–25 cm. The flowers are small, produced on racemes 2–15 cm long. Indigofera species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Turnip Moth.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Indigofera
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The common name of indigo also refers to Baptisia or Amorpha genera (FABACEAE).
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indigofera in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indigofera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- INDIGOFERAArabic
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