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| in·di·go [ índi g ] |
noun (plural in·di·gos or in·di·goes) |
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1. deep purplish blue color: a deep purplish blue color that lies between blue and violet on the visible spectrum
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2. blue dye: a blue dye. Source: formerly from plants, but now usually made synthetically.
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3. plant yielding indigo dye: a tropical plant of the pea family with fronds of pointed leaves and flowers, a source of indigo dye. Flowers: red or purple, in spikes. Genus Indigofera.
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adjective |
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deep purplish blue: of a deep purplish blue color
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Spanish and Portuguese< Latin indicum< Greek indikon "the Indian substance," form of Indikos (see Indic)] |
