ANIL

AN'IL, noun A shrub from whose leaves and stalks indigo is made; Indigofera, or the indigo plant.

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An″il (�), n. [[F. anil, Sp. anīl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nīl, for al-nīl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nīla dark blue, nīlī indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.]] (Bot.) A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.