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wild indigo

wild in·di·go
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyld in-di-goh]
    • /waɪld ˈɪn dɪˌgoʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyld in-di-goh]
    • /waɪld ˈɪn dɪˌgoʊ/

Definitions of wild indigo words

  • noun wild indigo any of several plants belonging to the genus Baptisia, of the legume family, especially B. tinctoria, having yellow flowers. 1
  • noun wild indigo any of several North American leguminous plants of the genus Baptisia, esp B. tinctoria, which has yellow flowers and three-lobed leaves 0
  • noun wild indigo baptisia 0

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Origin of wild indigo

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Wild indigo

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preposition
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wild indigo popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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