indigo plant

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indigo plant - deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye

Indigofera tinctoria, indigo

genus Indigofera, Indigofera - genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes

Indigofera anil, Indigofera suffruticosa, anil - shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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There the sugar-cane and indigo plant attain a perfection unequalled in any other part of North America.

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Indirubin is derived from the Indigo plant. It is the active ingredient in the Chinese herbal remedy called Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, which is used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia.