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Webster 1913 Edition

Anil

An′il

,
Noun.
[F.
anil
, Sp.
anīl
, or Pg.
anil
; all fr. Ar.
an-nīl
, for
al-nīl
the indigo plant, fr. Skr.
nīla
dark blue,
nīlī
indigo, indigo plant. Cf.
Lilac
.]
(Bot.)
A West Indian plant (
Indigofera anil
), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.

Webster 1828 Edition

Anil

AN'IL

,
Noun.
A shrub from whose leaves and stalks indigo is made; Indigofera, or the indigo plant.

Definition 2025

añil

añil

See also: anil and Anıl

Spanish

añil

Noun

añil m ‎(plural añiles)

  1. indigo (colour)
  2. true indigo, indigo plant Indigofera tinctoria
  3. indigo (blue dye)

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Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic النيل ‎(an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل ‎(nīl), from Persian نیل ‎(nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नीला ‎(nīlā, “dark blue”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -il

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