indigofera Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
    genus Indigofera.

WordNet

In`di*gof"e*ra noun
Etymology
NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil.

Webster 1913