"false indigo" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Any of several plants of the genus Baptisia (synset 112529981)
is a type of: ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
subtypes:
- baptisia australis, blue false indigo - wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers
- baptisia lactea, white false indigo - erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States
- baptisia tinctoria, horsefly weed, indigo broom, rattle weed - much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida
belongs to: baptisia, genus baptisia - genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod

same as: wild indigo
Dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers (synset 112525288)
is a type of: amorpha - any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

same as: amorpha fruticosa, bastard indigo
An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers (synset 112525075)
is a type of: amorpha - any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

same as: amorpha californica, bastard indigo