Anil
Anil ({not transcribed}) , noun
[French anil, Sp. anīl, or Portuguese anil; all from Arabic an-nīl, for al-nīl the indigo plant, from Sanskrit nīla dark blue, nīlī indigo, indigo plant. Compare Lilac.]
(Botany) A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.