Any of various plants of the genus Indigofera (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)) which yield the dye indigo; the dye itself.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > [noun] > indigo-plant or shrub (5) nil1583 Any of various plants of the genus Indigofera (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)) which yield the dye indigo; the dye itself. indigo1600 A plant from which indigo is obtained, indigo-plant, n., including several species of Indigofera. anil1712 The Indigo shrub; the native name of the E. Indian species (Indigofera tinctoria); but in Bot. the trivial name of the W. Indian Indigo (I. anil). indigo-plant1758 A plant yielding indigo; spec. a plant of the genus Indigofera: cf. indigo, n. 2. palay1866 The African rubber vine Cryptostegia grandiflora (family Asclepiadaceae), a woody twining plant containing a milky latex, widely cultivated in… |
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