Found 2 items, similar to Indigofera anil.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Indigofera anil
Indigofera anil
n : shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of
indigo dye [syn:
anil,
Indigofera suffruticosa]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Indigofera anil
Anil
\An"il\, n. [F. anil, Sp. an[=i]l, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar.
an-n[=i]l, for al-n[=i]l the indigo plant, fr. Skr. n[=i]la
dark blue, n[=i]l[=i] indigo, indigo plant. Cf.
Lilac.]
(Bot.)
A West Indian plant (
Indigofera anil), one of the original
sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.
[1913 Webster]