False Indigo
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
Framework senses
- §1
- an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers
- §2
- dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
- §3
- any of several plants of the genus Baptisia