| NOUN | substance | indigo, anil, indigotin | a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically |
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| plant | indigo, indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria | deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers | |
| attribute | indigo | a blue-violet color | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | indigo | having a color between blue and violet |
| Sounds | ih'ndahgow.; ih'ndihgow. | |
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| Rhymes | ago ... Winnebago: 48 rhymes with gow... | |
| Meaning | Having a color between blue and violet. | |
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| Example | "indigo flowers" | |
| Broader | colored, coloured, colorful | Having color or a certain color |
| Spanish | índigo | |
| Meaning | A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically. | |
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| Synonyms | anil, indigotin | |
| Broader | dye, dyestuff | A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair |
| Spanish | añil, índigo | |
| Catalan | anyil, indi | |
| Meaning | deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye. | |
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| Synonyms | indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria | |
| Member of | Indigofera, genus Indigofera | genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes |
| Narrower | anil, Indigofera suffruticosa, Indigofera anil | shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Spanish | añil, índigo | |
| Catalan | indigofera tinctoria | |
| Meaning | A blue-violet color. | |
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| Broader | violet, reddish blue | A variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum |
| Spanish | añil | |
| Catalan | anyil, indi | |
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