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Definition of Baptisia

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Baptisia tinctoria
2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican. Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid. Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad. Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.

Meaning of Baptisia from wikipedia

- described: Baptisia x bicolor Baptisia Ă— bushii Small Baptisia x deamii Baptisia x microphylla Baptisia x serenae Baptisia x sulphurae Baptisia Ă—variicolor...
- Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is a perennial herb...
- Baptisia bracteata, otherwise known as longbract wild indigo, long-bract wild indigo, long-bracted wild indigo, plains wild indigo, cream false indigo...
- Baptisia sphaerocarpa (common names include yellow wild indigo) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to southern North...
- Baptisia alba, commonly called white wild indigo or white false indigo, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native in central...
- Baptisia nuttalliana is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Nuttall's wild indigo. It is found in the south-central...
- Baptisia lanceolata, the gopherweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia...
- Baptisia tinctoria (common names include yellow false indigo, wild indigo, wild-indigo and horseflyweed) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family...
- Baptisia perfoliata, the catbells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,...
- Baptisia arachnifera, commonly known as hairy rattleweed, cobwebby wild indigo, hairy wild indigo, and hairy false indigo, is an endangered species of...