English adjective: indigo | |||
1. | indigo having a color between blue and violet | ||
Samples | Indigo flowers. | ||
Similar | colored, colorful, coloured | ||
Antonyms | uncolored, uncoloured | ||
English noun: indigo | |||
1. | indigo (substance) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | ||
Synonyms | anil, indigotin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dye, dyestuff | ||
2. | indigo (plant) deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye | ||
Synonyms | indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anil, Indigofera anil, Indigofera suffruticosa | ||
Member meronym | genus Indigofera, Indigofera | ||
3. | indigo (attribute) a blue-violet color | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reddish blue, violet | ||