anil

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun anil has 2 senses

anil(n = noun.substance) indigo, indigotin - a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically;

is a kind of dye, dyestuff

anil(n = noun.plant) indigofera anil, indigofera suffruticosa - shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye;

is a kind of indigo, indigo plant, indigofera tinctoria

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CIDE DICTIONARY

anil, n. [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.].

A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye. [1913 Webster]