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(1):

(n.) A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

(a.) Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Indigo'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/indigo.html. 1828.
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