| NOUN | plant | false indigo, wild indigo | any of several plants of the genus Baptisia |
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| plant | false indigo, bastard indigo, Amorpha fruticosa | dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers | |
| plant | false indigo, bastard indigo, Amorpha californica | an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers |
| Meaning | Any of several plants of the genus Baptisia. | |
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| Synonym | wild indigo | |
| Member of | Baptisia, genus Baptisia | genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod |
| Narrower | blue false indigo, Baptisia australis | wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers |
| indigo broom, horsefly weed, rattle weed, Baptisia tinctoria | Much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers | |
| white false indigo, Baptisia lactea | Erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers | |
| Broader | woody plant, ligneous plant | A plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems |
| Spanish | añil | |
| Catalan | anyil | |
| Meaning | dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | bastard indigo, Amorpha fruticosa | |
| Broader | amorpha | Any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers |
| Meaning | An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | bastard indigo, Amorpha californica | |
| Broader | amorpha | Any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers |
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