Meaning of INDIGOFERA
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| | Definition: | | [n] genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Indigofera |
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| | See Also: | | indigo, indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria, Papilionoideae, rosid dicot genus, subfamily Papilionoideae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`di*gof"e*ra\, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre
to bear.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in
tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp.
{Indigofera tinctoria}, and {I. Anil}.
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