Anil Definition

ănĭl
noun
An indigo plant or the blue dye obtained from it.
American Heritage
A West Indian shrub (Indigofera suffruticosa) of the pea family, from which indigo is made.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.

Wiktionary

(organic chemistry) Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (substituted phenyl) group.

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Other Word Forms of Anil

Noun

Singular:
anil
Plural:
anils

Origin of Anil

  • French from Portuguese from Arabic an-nīl the indigo plant al- the Persian nīl (from Sanskrit nīlī) (from nīla- dark blue)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.

    From Wiktionary

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