'Indigofera' definitions:
Definition of 'Indigofera'
(from WordNet)
noun
Genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes [syn: Indigofera, genus Indigofera]
Definition of 'Indigofera'
From: GCIDE
- Indigofera \In`di*gof"e*ra\, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.] (Bot.) 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]