anil








noun

  1. a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
  2. indigo; deep blue.

noun

  1. a leguminous West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa: a source of indigoAlso called: indigo
n.

West Indian shrub, 1580s, from French or Portuguese anil (see aniline).

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