Anil
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
indigo; deep blue.
Contemporary Examples
And there was in fact somebody who fainted—anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Co. executive vice president.
Charles Gasparino Details Insider-Trading Investigations in New Book, ‘Circle of Friends’ William O’Connor July 2, 2013
Historical Examples
anil, an′il, n. a plant from whose leaves and stalks indigo is made.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
Putting into Acapulco, they found a bark laden with cocoas and anil.
Notable Voyagers W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
noun
a leguminous West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa: a source of indigo Also called indigo
n.
West Indian shrub, 1580s, from French or Portuguese anil (see aniline).
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