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indigo /in·di·go/ (in´di-go)

1. a blue dyeing material from various leguminous and other plants, being the aglycone of indican and also made synthetically; sometimes found in the sweat and urine.

2. a color between blue and violet, produced by energy of wavelengths between 420 and 450 nm.

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indigo,

n Latin name:
Indigofera spp.; parts used: branches, leaves; uses: liver purification, antiinflammatory, diabetes, mumps; precautions: teratogenic. Also called
qinqdai.