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单词 indigo finches
释义

indigo /inˈdi-gō/

noun (pl inˈdigos or inˈdigoes)
  1. A violet-blue dye obtained from the leaves of the indigo plant, from woad, or produced synthetically
  2. The colour of this dye
  3. Indigotin
  4. The indigo plant, any of various species of Indigofera, a tropical genus of Papilionaceae
adjective

Deep blue

ORIGIN: Sp īndico, īndigo, from L indicum, from Gr Indikon Indian (neuter adj)

inˈdigoid adjective

Of, relating to or resembling indigo or its colour

noun

Any of various synthetic dyes related in chemical structure to indigo

inˈdigotin (or /in-digˈ/) or indigo blue noun

The blue colouring matter of indigo obtained from indican by hydrolysis

indirubin /in-di-rooˈbin/ or indigo red noun

An isomer of indigotin, obtained from natural indigo

indigo bird, indigo bunting or indigo finch noun

An American finch (Passerina cyanea) of which the male is blue

indigo carmine noun

A blue dye administered by injection to test kidney function

indigo snake noun

A large non-venomous snake of N America (Drymarchon corais) with smooth blue-back skin

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