Defn: A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.
ANILE
An"ile, a. Etym: [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.]
Defn: Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Walpole.
ANILENESS
An"ile*ness, n.
Defn: Anility. [R.]
ANILIC
An*il"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; — applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [R.]
ANILIDE
An"i*lide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.
ANILINE
An"i*line, n. Etym: [See Anil.] (Chem.)