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Definition of Baptisia tinctoria

Baptisia tinctoria
2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican. Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid. Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad. Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.

Meaning of Baptisia tinctoria from wikipedia

- Baptisia tinctoria (common names include yellow false indigo, wild indigo, wild-indigo and horseflyweed) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family...
- indigo, green wild indigo, round wild indigo Baptisia stricta Larisey Baptisia sulphurea Engelm. Baptisia tinctoria (L.) Vent.—rattleweed, wild indigo, horseflyweed...
- as a substitute for the superior dye-producing plant Indigofera tinctoria. Baptisia australis is an herbaceous perennial that reproduces both ****ually...
- including hayfields and pastures. In the legume family (Fabaceae), Baptisia tinctoria and some species of Psoralea produce tumbleweeds. In Psoralea the...
- B. tinctoria may refer to: Baptisia tinctoria, a plant species Bergeris tinctoria, a plant species in the genus Bergeris found in Mukurthi National Park...
- Arnica montana Leopard's bane ****ni**** album ****nic trioxide Baptisia Baptisia tinctoria Wild indigo, horseflyweed Belladonna Atropa belladonna Deadly...
- several plants, and may refer to: Baptisia australis, native to central and eastern United States Baptisia tinctoria, native to the eastern United States...
- (Polygonum tinctoria), Natal indigo (Indigofera arrecta), Guatemalan indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa), Chinese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria), and woad...
- have been recorded on wing from April to July. The larvae feed on Baptisia tinctoria. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information...
- balsamea—balsam fir Acer rubrum—red maple Amorpha fruticosa—**** indigo Baptisia tinctoria—wild indigo Carpinus caroliniana—American hornbeam Celtis laevigata—sugarberry...