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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