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41indigo — [16] Etymologically indigo, a blue dye, is the ‘Indian dye’ – so named because supplies of it were obtained from India. The term is an ancient one. It originated in Greek indikón, literally the ‘Indian substance’, a derivative of the adjective… …
42indigo — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪgoʊ[/t]] COLOUR Something that is indigo is dark purplish blue in colour. ...the stars in the indigo sky... Indigo tattoos adorn her forehead …
43indigo — in•di•go [[t]ˈɪn dɪˌgoʊ[/t]] n. pl. gos, goes, adj. 1) a blue dye, C16H10N2O2, obtained from various plants, esp. of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically 2) indigo blue 2) 3) pln any hairy plant of the genus Indigofera, of the… …
44indigo — /ˈɪndɪgoʊ / (say indigoh) noun (plural indigos) 1. a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera. 2. indigo blue or indigotin, the colouring principle of this dye. 3. a plant of the leguminous genus Indigofera, as in …
45indigo — [16] Etymologically indigo, a blue dye, is the ‘Indian dye’ – so named because supplies of it were obtained from India. The term is an ancient one. It originated in Greek indikón, literally the ‘Indian substance’, a derivative of the adjective… …
46indigo — n. (pl. os) 1 a a natural blue dye obtained from the indigo plant. b a synthetic form of this dye. 2 any plant of the genus Indigofera. 3 (in full indigo blue) a colour between blue and violet in the spectrum. Derivatives: indigotic adj.… …
47indigo — [ ɪndɪgəʊ] noun (plural indigos or indigoes) 1》 a tropical plant formerly widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye. [Indigofera tinctoria and related species.] 2》 the dark blue dye obtained from the indigo plant. ↘a colour between blue… …
48indigo — dažinė indigažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dažinis, rauginis, vaistinis augalas (Indigofera tinctoria), paplitęs Afrikoje, Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Indigofera tinctoria angl. Indian indigo; indigo… …
49indigo — 1. noun /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ,ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ a) A purplish blue colour b) A blue dye obtained from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye. See Also: indican, indicolite, indium …
50Indigo — Ịndigo [durch Vermittlung von gleichbed. span. indigo aus gleichbed. lat. Indicum (< gr. ʼΙνδιϰον), eigtl. = das Indische; der Farbstoff ist also nach seiner ostindischen Heimat benannt] m od. s; s, (Indigoarten: ) s: ältester u. wichtigster …
