indigo

English Thesaurus

1. a blue-violet color (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	reddish blue, violet,
definition	:	a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum (noun.attribute)

2. deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	bush, shrub,
definition	:	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	anil, indigofera anil, indigofera suffruticosa,
definition	:	shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus indigofera, indigofera,
definition	:	genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes (noun.plant)

3. a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	dye, dyestuff,
definition	:	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair (noun.substance)

4. having a color between blue and violet (adj.all)

similar	:	colored, colorful, coloured,
definition	:	having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination (adj.all)