anil

n. indigo dye; shrub native of South America and the West Indies

Añil is the common name of the flowering plant Indigofera suffruticosa (formerly Indigofera anil) in the family Fabaceae. In Hawaiian it is know as either ‘Inikō/Inikoa, or Kolū; in Fijian it is called Vaivai; the Samoans call it La‘au mageso; on Guam it is called Aniles; and in Tonga it is referred to as ʻakauveli (itchy plant).
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Noun
1. a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
(synonym) indigo, indigotin
(hypernym) dye, dyestuff
2. shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye
(synonym) Indigofera suffruticosa, Indigofera anil
(hypernym) indigo, indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria

adj. indigo plant, indigo

n. indigo plant, indigo

v. to be remembered