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English adjective: indigo

1. indigo having a color between blue and violet


SamplesIndigo flowers.


Similarcolored, colorful, coloured


Antonymsuncolored, uncoloured


English noun: indigo

1. indigo (substance) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically


Synonymsanil, 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


Synonymsindigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Narrower (hyponym)anil, Indigofera anil, Indigofera suffruticosa


Member meronymgenus Indigofera, Indigofera

3. indigo (attribute) a blue-violet color


Broader (hypernym)reddish blue, violet









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