Meaning of bastard indigo

Definition of bastard indigo

(noun) East Indian shrub
dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers

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