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Definition of Indigo plant
1. Noun. Deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye.
Group relationships: Genus Indigofera, Indigofera
Specialized synonyms: Anil, Indigofera Anil, Indigofera Suffruticosa
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indigo Plant
Literary usage of Indigo plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1854)
"My object in sending you this article is to show that the indigo plant, worked
up in the same way ne woad, would be far more valuable. ..."
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"In the indigo Districts a general concurrence has been established between the
planters and their tenants that indigo plant shall count in favour of the ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"In 1853 he succeeded in extracting from the leaves of the indigo plant an unstable
glucoside which he named Indican. This glucoside on hydrolysis with acids ..."
4. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"Certain species of indigo plant are found in most tropical countries, and have
been used by the natives of these countries as dyes or stains from time ..."
5. The Capitals of Spanish America by William Eleroy Curtis (1888)
"... in the south-western portion of the republic, where there are immense and
nutritious pastures extending over the line into Costa Rica. THE indigo plant. ..."
6. Friends' Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1859)
"In the indigo plant the wings are sometimes joined together in ... The seed vessel
of the indigo plant is like that of the common pea. ..."
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