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English noun: false indigo

1. false indigo (plant) any of several plants of the genus Baptisia


Synonymswild indigo


Broader (hypernym)ligneous plant, woody plant


Narrower (hyponym)Baptisia australis, Baptisia lactea, Baptisia tinctoria, blue false indigo, horsefly weed, indigo broom, rattle weed, white false indigo


Member meronymBaptisia, genus Baptisia

2. false indigo (plant) dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers


SynonymsAmorpha fruticosa, bastard indigo


Broader (hypernym)amorpha

3. false indigo (plant) an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers


SynonymsAmorpha californica, bastard indigo


Broader (hypernym)amorpha









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