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Indigofera
‖
Inˊdi-gof′e-ra
,Noun.
[NL., from E.
indigo
+ L. ferre
to bear.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants (family
Leguminosae
) having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria
, Indigofera suffroticosa
, and Indigofera Anil
.