indigo
A purplish-blue color.
Other meanings
A greenish dark blue color; the color of indigo dye.
A blue-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
A kind of
- dye
Related words
- wild indigo
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἰνδικόν" (Indian dye).
Where this comes from
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