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   in·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.
   • ▪ a color between blue and violet in the spectrum: "the deepest indigo of the horizon"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Portuguese índigo, via Latin from Greek indikon, from indikos ‘Indian (dye)’ (see Indic).

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