indigo
- 1A deep blue color with a hint of purple in it.
Like the deep blue of the sky just after the sun goes down.
She painted the evening sky a deep indigo.
The new curtains were a rich indigo that calmed the whole room.
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- 2Having a deep blue color with a touch of purple in it.
She wore an indigo dress to the party.
The mountains looked indigo in the fading light.
- 3A blue dye made from certain plants, or a factory-made version like it.
The cloth was dipped again and again in indigo to deepen the color.
Workers crushed the leaves to draw out the indigo for the vats.
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- 4A plant grown for the blue dye it produces, often found in warm regions.
Farmers planted rows of indigo across the warm lowlands.
Bees swarmed the indigo blooming along the riverbank.
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Origin
This word came in the 16th century from Spanish, Portuguese, or Dutch, all from Latin 'indicum'. That came from Greek 'indikon', meaning 'Indian dye'.