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Definition of Indigos

Indigo
Indigo In"di*go, n.; pl. Indigoes. [F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian.] 1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.
Indigo
Indigo In"di*go, a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub Randia aculeata, used as a blue dye. Indigo bird (Zo["o]l.), a small North American finch (Cyanospiza cyanea). The male is indigo blue in color. Called also indigo bunting. Indigo blue. (a) The essential coloring material of commercial indigo, from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder, with a reddish luster, C16H10N2O2, which may be crystallized by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial isatine; and these methods are of great commercial importance. Called also indigotin. (b) A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce. Indigo brown (Chem.), a brown resinous substance found in crude indigo. Indigo copper (Min.), covellite. Indigo green, a green obtained from indigo. Indigo plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species (genus Indigofera), from which indigo is prepared. The different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and America. Several species are cultivated, of which the most important are the I. tinctoria, or common indigo plant, the I. Anil, a larger species, and the I. disperma. Indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo. Indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder. Indigo snake (Zo["o]l.), the gopher snake. Indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily changed back to it; -- called also indigogen. Indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo.

Meaning of Indigos from wikipedia

- Look up Indigo or indigo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Indigo is a color between blue and violet. Indigo or INDIGO may also refer to: IndiGo, a low-cost...
- Indigo is a term used for a number of hues in the region of blue. The word comes from the ancient dye of the same name. The term "indigo" can refer to...
- About Indigos - A Nancy Tappe Website". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2009-04-15. Tober J & Carroll LA (1999). The Indigo Children:...
- Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The two met in elementary...
- Ellington Indigos is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington. The stereo CD reissue released by Columbia (CK 4444) in 1987 contains a track listing and cover...
- Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue color. Indigo is a natural dye obtained from the leaves of some plants of the Indigofera genus...
- The Indigo was designed to run IRIX, SGI's version of Unix. The Indigos with R3000 processors are supported up to IRIX version 5.3, and Indigo equipped...
- indigo 3000 specification". www.jossecar.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2018-01-08. Gunnar Dackevall (June 1996). "Indigos Prestanda...
- also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye. True indigo is a shrub 1–2 metres...
- False indigo is a common name for several plants related to indigo; it may refer to: Amorpha, particularly Amorpha fruticosa, native to North America Baptisia...