ANIL

anil, Indigofera suffruticosa, Indigofera anil

(noun) shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye

anil, indigo, indigotin

(noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anil (plural anils)

The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.

(organic chemistry) Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.

Anagrams

• I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lain, Lani, Lian, Lina, Nila, lain, nail

Source: Wiktionary


An"il, n. Etym: [F. anil, Sp. anil, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nil, for al-nil the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nila dark blue, nili indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.)

Definition: A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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