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- Dictionaryindigo/ˈɪndɪɡəʊ/
noun
- 1. a tropical plant of the pea family, which was formerly widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye.
- 2. the dark blue dye obtained from the indigo plant.
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A small, indigo bird flitted from one tree branch to another. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of indigo from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. : a deep reddish blue. 2. : indigo plant. 3. a. : a blue vat dye obtained from plants (such as indigo plants) b. : the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural indigo usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster. Examples of indigo in a Sentence.
adjective. us / ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡoʊ / uk / ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡəʊ / having a bluish-purple color: He was dressed in a black shirt and frayed indigo jeans. A small, indigo bird flitted from one tree branch to another. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Indigo definition: a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.. See examples of INDIGO used in a sentence.
1. Also called: indigotin. a blue vat dye originally obtained from plants but now made synthetically. 2. any of various tropical plants of the leguminous genus Indigofera, such as the anil, that yield this dye. Compare wild indigo. 3. a. any of a group of colours that have the same blue-violet hue; a spectral colour. b.
adj. n. 1. a blue dye, C 16 H 10 N 2 O 2, obtained from various plants, esp. of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically. 2. indigo blue (def. 2). 3. any hairy plant of the genus Indigofera, of the legume family, having clusters of usu. red or purple flowers.
Indigo is a flowering plant that's native to Asia, and it's also the name of a deep blue dye made from the leaves of the indigo plant. You can also use the word to mean the shade of blue itself. The indigo plant is in the pea family.
