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noun
Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Baptisia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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Synonyms: wild indigo, false indigo
Antonyms: none provided
noun
genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Baptisia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rosid dicot genus
History
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Baptisia, derived from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse”), in reference to the plant's use as a source of dye.
