Indigofera tinctoria

Indigofera tinctoria
Indigo In"di*go, n.; pl. {Indigoes}. [F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See {Indian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors. [1913 Webster]

2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders, such as, the woad, {Isatis tinctoria} (family {Cruciferae}), {Indigofera suffroticosa}, {Indigofera tinctoria} (family {Leguminosae}), {Indigofera Anil}, {Nereum tinctorium}, {Polygonum tinctorium} Ait. (family {Polygonaceae}), etc.; called also {natural indigo}. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside {indican}. [1913 Webster]

Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid. [1913 Webster]

{Chinese indigo} (Bot.), {Isatis indigotica}, a kind of woad.

{Wild indigo} (Bot.), the American herb {Baptisia tinctoria} which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus. [1913 Webster]


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  • Indigofera tinctoria — Taxobox name = Indigofera tinctoria image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus = Indigofereae genus = Indigofera species = I. tinctoria… …   Wikipedia

  • Indigofera tinctoria — Indigo In di*go, a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. [1913 Webster] {Indigo berry} (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub {Randia aculeata}, used as a blue dye. {Indigo bird} (Zo[ o]l.), a small North American… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indigofera tinctoria — 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… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA L. - ИНДИГОФЕРА КРАСИЛЬНАЯ — см. 438. Кустарник. I. tinctoria L. И. красильная Sp. pl. (1753) 751. Burkill (1935) 1239. Dalziel (1937) 248. Wealth 1. с. 182. S y n. I. ornithopodioides Schum.; I. bergii Vatke; I. indica Lam.; I. sumatrana Gaertn. (Burkill 1. c., Wealth 1.… …   Справочник растений

  • Indigofera tinctoria — noun deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye • Syn: ↑indigo, ↑indigo plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑anil, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Indigofera tinctoria — ID 42460 Symbol Key INTI Common Name true indigo Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, NC, PR, SC, TN, VI Growth Habit Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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