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indigo plant

Any shrub or herb in the genus Indigofera of the pea family (see legume). Most occur in warm climates and are silky or hairy. The leaves are usually divided into smaller leaflets. Small rose, purple, or white flowers are borne in spikes or clusters. The fruit is a pod. Some species, particularly I. sumatrana and I. arrecta, were once an important source of indigo dye, a deep navy blue.

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No references found			4) In her artist statement, she states that, "Wars were fought and fortunes made by those who controlled the seeds of the indigo plant. Seeds of discontent: Laura McEwan discusses the ephemeral work of ... by McEwan, Laura / Ceramics Technical The word was often used to refer to the indigo plant itself rather than just the derivative dye, and as such it was picked up by Arab traders, who combined it with the Arabic article an (the) to create an niil (the indigo). Such a fine pot of curry: South Asian influences on the English ... by Youngblood, Mike / Verbatim The indigo plant was indigenous to the surrounding area and, in fact, grew wild along the coastal plains. Georgetown by Renouf, Norman; Renouf, Kathy / Romantic Weekends: the Carolinas & the Georgia Coast			Indicatrix Indices indicolite indictment Indies Indies Social Democratic Association ISDV Indies, Laws of the Indifference indifferent indifferent equilibrium indifferent stability Indiga Indiga Bay Indigenismo indigenous indigenous coal indigenous limonite indigestible indigestion Indigirka Indigo indigo blue indigo bunting Indigo Carmine indigo copper indigo plant indigo red indigo snake Indigofera indigoid dye Indigoid Dyes indigolite Indigosols Indiitsy Indio Indio Hills Palms Indira Gandhi indirect address indirect addressing indirect cell indirect control indirect Coombs test indirect cost indirect cycle indirect developing test indirect drain pipe indirect effect Indirect Elections indirect expense indirect extrusion Indirect Fertilizers			indigo bird Indigo blue Indigo blue Indigo blue Indigo blue indigo broom indigo broom Indigo brown indigo bunting indigo bunting indigo bunting indigo bunting Indigo bush Indigo bush indigo carmine indigo carmine indigo carmine Indigo child Indigo children Indigo copper Indigo copper Indigo dye Indigo dye indigo finch Indigo green Indigo Jones Indigo Jones Indigo kid Indigo LaserOptic system Indigo Metals and Chemicals indigo plant Indigo Plateau HQ Indigo purple Indigo red Indigo red indigo snake indigo snake indigo snakes indigo snakes indigo squill Indigo und die vierzig Räuber Indigo white Indigo yellow Indigobird indigoes indigoes indigoes indigoes Indigofera Indigofera Indigofera Indigofera anil Indigofera hochstetteri Indigofera hochstetteri Indigofera hochstetteri Indigofera linnaei (Indigofera dominii, Indigofera enneaphylla) Indigofera linnaei (Indigofera dominii, Indigofera enneaphylla) Indigofera linnaei (Indigofera dominii, Indigofera enneaphylla) Indigofera spp Indigofera suffruticosa Indigofera tinctoria

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