indigo

noun/ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/

Frequency rank: #9,455 most common English word

Meaning

A dark blue-purple color or the natural dye that produces it.

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Example sentence

She dyed her scarf with indigo to give it a deep blue-purple color.

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