green indigo

A nickname for lokao, a green vegetable dye that originated in China. We're dyeing some cloth with green indigo today. Look at this vibrant color—the artisans must have used green indigo. No, that shade's too light. I'm looking for something more like green indigo.

See also: green

See also:

Chinese green
be green about the gills
green about the gills
be green around the gills
green
(as) green as grass
green as grass
green light, get/give the
get the green light
give somebody/get the green light

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