noun
genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
• Syn: ↑genus Indigofera
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae
• Member Meronyms: ↑indigo, ↑indigo plant, ↑Indigofera tinctoria
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\\ˌində̇ˈgäf(ə)rə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary indigo + New Latin -fera (from Latin, feminine of -fer, adjective comb. form) — more at -fer
: a genus of tropical herbs and shrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and flowers with keel petals laterally spurred — see indigo plant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.