bastard indigo

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noun

a bushy shrub, Amorpha fruticosa, of the legume family, native to North America, having elongated clusters of dull purplish or bluish flowers.

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How to use bastard indigo in a sentence

With Mood Indigo, I had a girlfriend who got really sick in America and I had to pay for the hospital bills.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’|Marlow Stern|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Eternal Sunshine and Mood Indigo concern a relationship unraveling.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’|Marlow Stern|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“With Mood Indigo, I really let myself be as me as I could be,” Gondry tells The Daily Beast.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’|Marlow Stern|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The jeans mysteriously came in a spray can, and were offered in two washes: “Indigo,” and “Bright Light.”
American Eagle's Spray-On 'Skinny Skinny' Jeans Are, Thankfully, A Joke|Isabel Wilkinson|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He hangs around with the supposedly psychic Indigo Children who inspired The Last Airbender.
This Week’s Hot Reads: November 6, 2012|Mythili Rao|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The indigo plant is herbaceous, and from one to three feet high, with delicate bluish-green leaves.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Next rinse the veil through two cold waters, tinging the last with indigo.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
But the foot-gin appeared on the scene, and indigo went down before cotton.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Some fifty years later, a planter's daughter tried to raise indigo.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
After several failures, she succeeded in doing so, and indigo was raised in Carolina until the time came when cotton paid better.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber