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- Dictionaryin·di·go/ˈindəˌɡō/
noun
- 1. a tropical plant of the pea family, which was formerly widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye.
- 2. the dark blue dye obtained from the indigo plant.
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INDIGO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of indigo in English. indigo. noun [ U ] uk / ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡəʊ / us / ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡoʊ / Add to word list. a bluish-purple colour. tolgart/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Less common colours. apple green. argent. ashy. avocado. baby blue. carmine.
1. : a deep reddish blue. 2. : indigo plant. 3. a. : a blue vat dye obtained from plants (such as indigo plants) b. : the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural indigo usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster. Examples of indigo in a Sentence.
The Meaning of Indigo. A beautiful blend of blue and violet, indigo is a hue that radiates power and charm. Known to open up the third eye, indigo helps us tap into our intuition. When in the presence of indigo, we become more in tune with our perceptions.
Indigo definition: a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.. See examples of INDIGO used in a sentence.
The term "indigo" can refer to the color of the dye, various colors of fabric dyed with indigo dye, a spectral color, one of the seven colors of the rainbow as described by Newton, or a region on the color wheel, and can include various shades of blue, ultramarine, and green-blue.
having a bluish-purple color: He was dressed in a black shirt and frayed indigo jeans. A small, indigo bird flitted from one tree branch to another. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of indigo from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. Also called: indigotin. a blue vat dye originally obtained from plants but now made synthetically. 2. any of various tropical plants of the leguminous genus Indigofera, such as the anil, that yield this dye. Compare wild indigo. 3. a. any of a group of colours that have the same blue-violet hue; a spectral colour. b. ( as adjective)
Indigo is a flowering plant that's native to Asia, and it's also the name of a deep blue dye made from the leaves of the indigo plant. You can also use the word to mean the shade of blue itself. The indigo plant is in the pea family.
INDIGO definition: a blue-purple colour. Learn more.
indigo meaning, definition, what is indigo: a dark purple-blue colour: Learn more.
