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| an·il [ ánnil ] (plural an·ils or an·il) |
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plant yielding indigo: a bush that is the source of indigo dye. Native to: Caribbean. Latin name Indigofera suffruticosa.
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| [Late 16th century. Via French and Portuguese< Arabic an-nīl "the indigo" < Arabic and Persian nīl< Sanskrit nīla- "dark blue"] |
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