false indigo

English - English

Definition of false indigo in English English dictionary

any of several plants of the genus Baptisia

dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers

an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers

an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers

Related Terms

blue false indigo

wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers

white false indigo

erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States

Hyphenation

false in·di·go

Turkish pronunciation

fôls îndıgō

Pronunciation

/ˈfôls ˈəndəˌgō/ /ˈfɔːls ˈɪndəˌɡoʊ/