INDIGO


Meaning of INDIGO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-di-ˌgō ]

noun

( plural -gos or -goes )

Etymology: Italian dialect, from Latin indicum, from Greek indikon, from neuter of indikos Indic, from Indos India

Date: 1555

1.

a. : a blue vat dye obtained from plants (as indigo plants)

b. : the principal coloring matter C 16 H 10 N 2 O 2 of natural indigo usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster

2. : indigo plant

3. : a deep reddish blue

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