bastard indigo

Questions about bastard indigo

What does bastard indigo mean?

bastard indigo means "East Indian shrub". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bastard indigo?

Close synonyms include Tephrosia purpurea, false indigo, Amorpha fruticosa, false indigo, Amorpha californica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bastard indigo a common word?

bastard indigo is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.