ANILS

Noun

anils

plural of anil

Anagrams

• Lains, Lians, lains, nails, nilas, salin, slain, snail

Source: Wiktionary


ANIL

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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