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in⋅di⋅got⋅ic

  [in-di-got-ik]
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–adjective
indigo (def. 5).
Origin:
1830–40; indigo + -tic

in⋅di⋅go

  [in-di-goh] noun, plural -gos, -goes, adjective
–noun
1. a blue dye obtained from various plants, esp. of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
2. indigo blue (def. 2).
3. any of numerous hairy plants belonging to the genus Indigofera, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of usually red or purple flowers.
4. a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark, grayish blue.
–adjective
5. Also called indigo-blue, indigotic. of the color indigo.
Origin:
1545–55; < Sp or Pg, var. of índico < L indicum < Gk indikón, n. use of neut. of Indikós Indic
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Word Origin & History

indigo 
1555, from Sp. indico, Port. endego, and Du. (via Port.) indigo, all from L. indicum "indigo," from Gk. indikon "blue dye from India," lit. "Indian (substance)," neut. of indikos "Indian," from India (see India). Earlier name in Mediterranean languages was annil, anil (see aniline).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·di·go
Pronunciation: 'in-di-"gO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gos or -goes
1 a : a blue dye obtained from indigo plants (as Indigofera tinctoria of Africa and India, I. anil of So. America, and I. auriculata of Arabia and Egypt) b : the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural indigo usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster called also indigotin
2 : INDIGO PLANT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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