(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:23:46

In`di*gof"e*ra (?), n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.] Bot.

A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil.

 

© Webster 1913.

I like it!

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.