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Definition of Indigofera tinctoria
1. Noun. Deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye.
Exact synonyms: Indigo, Indigo Plant
Group relationships: Genus Indigofera, Indigofera
Specialized synonyms: Anil, Indigofera Anil, Indigofera Suffruticosa
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Indigofera, Indigofera
Specialized synonyms: Anil, Indigofera Anil, Indigofera Suffruticosa
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indigofera Tinctoria
Literary usage of Indigofera tinctoria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medicinal Plants: Being Descriptions with Original Figures of the Principal by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen (1880)
"8. Section of ovary. 9. Bunch of fruit. 10. A single drupe. 11. Section of the same.
12. A fully grown leaf. (2-4, 6-8, 11 enlarged. Indigofera tinctoria ..."
2. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"Indigofera tinctoria, Linn., Wight Ic., t. 365; Rheede Horl. Mai., t. 54.
The plant and indigo. Vernacular.— Nil (Rind.), Nil, Guli (Bomb.), Nilam (Tarn. ..."
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