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Definition of False indigo
1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Baptisia.
Exact synonyms: Wild Indigo
Group relationships: Baptisia, Genus Baptisia
Specialized synonyms: Baptisia Australis, Blue False Indigo, Baptisia Lactea, White False Indigo, Baptisia Tinctoria, Horsefly Weed, Indigo Broom, Rattle Weed
Generic synonyms: Ligneous Plant, Woody Plant
Group relationships: Baptisia, Genus Baptisia
Specialized synonyms: Baptisia Australis, Blue False Indigo, Baptisia Lactea, White False Indigo, Baptisia Tinctoria, Horsefly Weed, Indigo Broom, Rattle Weed
Generic synonyms: Ligneous Plant, Woody Plant
2. Noun. Dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers.
3. Noun. An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers.