Wild indigo

Wild indigo
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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  • wild indigo — ☆ wild indigo n. BAPTISIA …   English World dictionary

  • wild indigo — noun any of several plants of the genus Baptisia • Syn: ↑false indigo • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑blue false indigo, ↑Baptisia australis, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wild indigo — dažinė barškė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Baptisia tinctoria), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Baptisia tinctoria angl. horseflyweed; yellow wild indigo; yellow… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • wild indigo — wild′ in′digo n. pln any plant belonging to the genus Baptisia, of the legume family, esp. B. tinctoria, having yellow flowers • Etymology: 1735–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • wild indigo — noun Date: 1744 baptisia; especially one (Baptisia tinctoria) of eastern North America with bright yellow flowers and small trifoliolate leaves …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wild indigo — any of several plants belonging to the genus Baptisia, of the legume family, esp. B. tinctoria, having yellow flowers. [1735 45, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • wild indigo — /waɪld ˈɪndɪgoʊ/ (say wuyld indigoh) noun any of the American leguminous plants constituting the genus Baptisia, especially B. tinctoria, a species with yellow flowers …  

  • yellow wild indigo — dažinė barškė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Baptisia tinctoria), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Baptisia tinctoria angl. horseflyweed; yellow wild indigo; yellow… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • blue wild indigo — pietinė barškė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Baptisia australis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Baptisia australis angl. baptisia; blue false indigo; blue wild indigo šaltinis …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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