What is another word for indigos?

Pronunciation: [ˈɪndɪɡˌə͡ʊz] (IPA)

Indigos are a species of plant with dark blue or purple flowers. Some synonyms for indigos include the terms bluish-purple, deep blue, and violet-blue, all of which describe the same shade of blueish-purple. Other synonyms may refer to the plant itself, including the terms wild indigo, horsefly weed, and border privet. Additionally, the term indigo can also refer to a blue dye that is extracted from the leaves of certain plants. In this context, some synonyms for indigo would include terms like blue dye, indigotin, and natural blue. All of these words describe different aspects of indigos and can be used interchangeably depending on the context in which they are used.

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What are the hypernyms for Indigos?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Indigos

The 24th I called a council of my principal officers and merchants, to consider what was best for us to do; whether to proceed for Priaman, Bantam, and the Spice islands, or to return to the Red Sea to meet the ships of India, and, as they would not deal with us at their own doors, after we had come so far with commodities only vendible there, I thought we should do ourselves some right, and them no wrong, to cause them to barter with us, we taking their indigos and other goods at what they were worth, and giving ours in return.
"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII."
Robert Kerr
They were also directed to make enquiry into the amount of the customs, both inwards and outwards; the weights, measures, value of coins, and prices of indigos, calicos, cotton-yarn, and other commodities fit for us to lade with; also to endeavour to get the Jew to come aboard who was in the Ascension when cast away near the bar of Surat, who could give us certain intelligence respecting Sir Henry Middleton.
"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII."
Robert Kerr

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