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Indigo

Scope note

A blue vegetable coloring matter used as a dye or pigment, similar to but distinguishable from woad.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300013055

Broader Terms used

<colorant for dye and pigment>

Created

13yrs ago

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