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Anil
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Anil has 2 senses
- anil(n = noun.substance) indigo, indigotin - a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically; Array 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; Array is a kind of indigo, indigo plant, indigofera tinctoria
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]
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