| 单词 | indigo |
| 释义 | indigo[ in-di-goh ] / ˈɪn dɪˌgoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indigo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural in·di·gos, in·di·goes.a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically. indigo blue (def. 2). any of numerous hairy plants belonging to the genus Indigofera, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of usually red or purple flowers. a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark, grayish blue. adjectiveAlso called indigo-blue, indigotic. of the color indigo. Origin of indigo1545–55; <Spanish or Portuguese, variant of índico<Latin indicum<Greek indikón, noun use of neuter of IndikósIndic Words nearby indigoindigestive, indign, indignant, indignation, indignity, indigo, indigo blue, indigo bunting, indigo carmine, indigoid, indigolite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indigoBritish Dictionary definitions for indigoindigo / (ˈɪndɪˌɡəʊ) / noun plural -gos or -goesAlso called: indigotin a blue vat dye originally obtained from plants but now made synthetically any of various tropical plants of the leguminous genus Indigofera, such as the anil, that yield this dyeCompare wild indigo
Derived forms of indigoindigotic (ˌɪndɪˈɡɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for indigoC16: from Spanish indico, via Latin from Greek Indikos of India Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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