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indigofera
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indigofera, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.].
A genus of leguminous plants (family Leguminosae ) having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria , Indigofera suffroticosa , and Indigofera Anil . [1913 Webster]
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