wild indigo
noun
1.
any of several plants belonging to the genus
Baptisia,
of the legume family, especially
B. tinctoria,
having yellow flowers.
Origin
1735-45,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
wild indigo
False
wild indigo
and other prairie flowers in bloom.
British Dictionary definitions for
wild indigo
wild indigo
noun
1.
any of several North American leguminous plants of the genus
Baptisia,
esp
B. tinctoria,
which has yellow flowers and three-lobed leaves