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1. Having a colour between blue and violet
   "indigo flowers"

1. A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
   - anil, indigotin
    
2. Deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
   - indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria
    
3. A blue-violet colour

Derived forms: indigos

See also: colored [US], colorful [US], coloured [Brit, Cdn], colourful [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: bush, dye, dyestuff, reddish blue, shrub, violet

Part of: genus Indigofera, Indigofera

Encyclopedia: Indigo