[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 plant
     n : deciduous subshrub of southeastern asia having pinnate
         leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of
         indigo dye syn: indigo, indigofera tinctoria
see also:
indigo indigofera tinctoria 

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Dictionary.com/indigo plant
...... indigo plant. Function: noun. : a plant that yields indigo; especially ... Indigo plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species (genus ... ..
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