anil
[an-l]
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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.
Origin of anil
1575–85; < Portuguese < Arabic an-nīl, equivalent to al the + nīl indigo < Sanskrit nīlī indigo (nīl(a) dark blue + -ī feminine noun suffix)
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Contemporary Examples of anil
And there was in fact somebody who fainted—Anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Co. executive vice president.
Charles Gasparino Details Insider-Trading Investigations in New Book, ‘Circle of Friends’William O’Connor
July 3, 2013
Historical Examples of anil
Putting into Acapulco, they found a bark laden with cocoas and anil.
Notable VoyagersW.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
Anil, an′il, n. a plant from whose leaves and stalks indigo is made.
anil
noun
Word Origin for anil
C16: from Portuguese, from Arabic an-nīl, the indigo, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue
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