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ANIL (ANN-uhl)

The indigo plant or the blue dye from it

Common clues: Deep blue; Dye plant; Indigo product; Source of indigo; Indigo yielding shrub; Blue dye

Crossword puzzle frequency: 3 times a year

Frequency in English language: 57531 / 86800


Anil is the common name of the flowering plant Indigofera suffruticosa (formerly Indigofera anil) in the family Fabaceae. In Hawaiian it is know as either ‘Iniko/Inikoa, or Kolu.




Anil is native to tropical America, and is commonly found in the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands, extending to subtropical Argentina, tropical/subtropical Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is an erect branching shrub growing to 1m tall with pinnate leaves, and is commonly found growing in dry, highly disturbed areas such as roadsides and bush fallow.


Anil is commonly used as a source for Indigo dye.



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ANIL (185) 33 We >1 07 Indigo

25 Mo+ >1 05 Blue dye WOAD

19 Tu >1 04 Indigo plant

18 We+ >1 04 Indigo source

15 Th+ >1 07 Deep blue

11 >1 97 Indigo dye

8 We >1 09 Indigo dye source

7 Th- >1 07 Dye plant

5 We+ >1 09 Blue dye source

5 Th+ >1 04 Indigo-yielding shrub

4 Fr- >1 03 Blue shade AQUA NAVY NILE TEAL

4 Th >1 01 Dye-yielding plant

3 Th Rea 02 Blue indigo

3 Tu+ >1 05 Indigo shrub

2 Tu- >1 06 Blue dyestuff WOAD

2 Fr >1 06 Dye source

2 Th NYT 01 Shade of blue AQUA BICE CYAN ETON NAVY NILE OPAL TEAL

2 Sa >1 09 Shrub of the genus Indigofera

1 We CSy 01 "___'s Ghost" (Michael Ondaatje bestseller)

1 Sa NYT 95 A dye

01 Blue dye obtained from indigo

02 Blue dye plant

1 Mo NYT 94 Dye color appropriate to this puzzle

1 Sa NYT 53 Dye ingredient.

1 Sa NYT 97 Dye-producing shrub

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