wild indigo

noun

An American herb of species Baptisia tinctoria, which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.

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yellow false indigofalse indigo
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Meanings

nounwild indigo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn American herb of species Baptisia tinctoria, which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.

    Synonyms: yellow false indigo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn American herb of species Baptisia tinctoria, which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.

Similar
yellow false indigo

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several plants of the genus Baptisia

Similar
false indigo
Broader
woody plantligneous plant
Also see
baptisiayellow broomyellow false indigo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish keltaetelänherne
  • keltaetelänherneBaptisia tinctoria
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APA

wild indigo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20indigo

MLA

“wild indigo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20indigo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild indigo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20indigo.

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