wild indigo

Definition of wild indigo

: baptisia especially : one (Baptisia tinctoria) of eastern North America with bright yellow flowers and small trifoliolate leaves

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Recent Examples on the Web Persian silk tree bark extract helps reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness, palmitoyl glycine helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wild indigo extract helps brighten my undereyes, leaving behind a luminous skin-like finish. — Nicole Saunders, NBC News, "Why the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk line lives on my vanity," 21 Oct. 2020 Oddly, some species like the wild indigo duskywing thrived through the course of the study. — Scottie Andrew And Katherine Dillinger, CNN, "Ohio's butterfly population has fallen by a third, and researchers say the findings spell trouble for bees," 10 July 2019

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“Wild indigo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20indigo. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.

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