HyperDic: indigofera_tinctoria

English > 1 sense of the expression Indigofera tinctoria:
NOUNplantIndigofera tinctoria, indigo, indigo plantdeciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers
English > Indigofera tinctoria: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningdeciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye.
Synonymsindigo, indigo plant
Member ofIndigofera, genus Indigoferagenus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
Narroweranil, Indigofera suffruticosa, Indigofera anilshrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishañil, índigo
Catalanindigofera tinctoria

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