a tropical plant of the pea family, which was formerly widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye
木蓝属植物。
[mass noun]the dark blue dye obtained from this plant
靛蓝;靛蓝染料。
a colour between blue and violet in the spectrum
靛蓝色
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[as modifier]
he dived into the indigo water .他潜入深蓝色的水中。
"mid 16th cent.: from Portuguese