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for Indigofera
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Indigofera \In`di*gof"e*ra\, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre
to bear.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants (family Leguminosae) having
many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them
yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, Indigofera
suffroticosa, and Indigofera Anil.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Indigofera
n 1: genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate
leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes [syn:
Indigofera, genus Indigofera]
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