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anil
[ an-l ]
noun
- a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- indigo; deep blue.
anil
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a leguminous West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa: a source of indigo Also calledindigo
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anil1
1575–85; < Portuguese < Arabic -ī, equivalent to al the + ī indigo < Sanskrit īī indigo ( ī ( a ) dark blue + -ī feminine noun suffix)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anil1
C16: from Portuguese, from Arabic -ī, the indigo, from Sanskrit īa dark blue
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Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; Ð applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.
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Putting into Acapulco, they found a bark laden with cocoas and anil.
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Discovered in 1826, this body was formerly prepared from indigo—in Spanish, anil, whence the name; but is now produced on a larger scale from benzol, a coal-tar product.
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The lungs on either side are enclosed in a separate and perfect bag, anil each lung has a distinct pleura.
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The anil, or indigo, of these provinces has always been considered in commerce as equal and sometimes superior to that of Guatemala.
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