Found 2 hits - Term: indigo bunting, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
indigo \in"digo\, 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 zool., a small north american finch
cyanospiza cyanea. the male is indigo blue in color.
called also indigo bunting.
indigo blue.
a the essential coloring material of commercial indigo,
from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder,
with a reddish luster, c16h10n2o2, which may be
crystallized by sublimation. indigo blue is also made
from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial
isatine; and these methods are of great commercial
importance. called also indigotin.
b a dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce.
indigo brown chem., a brown resinous substance found in
crude indigo.
indigo copper min., covellite.
indigo green, a green obtained from indigo.
indigo plant bot., a leguminous plant of several species
genus indigofera, from which indigo is prepared. the
different varieties are natives of asia, africa, and
america. several species are cultivated, of which the most
important are the indigofera tinctoria, or common
indigo plant, the indigofera anil, a larger species,
and the indigofera disperma.
indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo.
indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained
from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder.
indigo snake zool., the gopher snake.
indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by
reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily
changed back to it; -- called also indigogen.
indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo.
1913 webster
see also:
indigo berry randia aculeata indigo bird cyanospiza cyanea indigo bunting indigo blue
c16h10n2o2 indigotin indigo brown indigo copper indigo green
indigo plant indigofera indigofera tinctoria common indigo plant indigofera anil
indigofera disperma indigo purple indigo red indigo snake indigo white
indigogen indigo yellow
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
indigo bunting
n : small deep blue north american bunting syn: indigo finch,
indigo bird, passerina cyanea
see also:
indigo finch indigo bird passerina cyanea
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Indigo Plant, definition of term: Indigo Plant
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