Chinese indigo

noun

Dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria, syn. Isatis indigotica).

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Meanings

nounChinese indigo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria, syn. Isatis indigotica).
  2. uncountableIndigofera decora, a kind of indigo plant (summer wisteria).
  3. uncountableJapanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria), a flowering plant in the buckwheat family.
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Chinese indigo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20indigo

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