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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.