indigo plant

indigo plant
noun
deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
Member Holonyms: ↑Indigofera, ↑genus Indigofera

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noun
1. : a plant that yields indigo: as
a. : any of several plants of the genus Indigofera (as I. tinctoria of Africa and India, I. anil of So. America, I. auriculata of Arabia and Egypt)
b. : an East Indian woody vine (Marsdenia tinctoria) that yields rank indigo
c. : an Asiatic herb (Polygonum tinctorium)
2.
a. : an Australian plant (as the Darling pea) of the genus Swainsona

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