Indigo vs Tumbleweed - What's the difference?
indigo | tumbleweed |
A purplish-blue colour
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, chapter=6 An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera'', ''Amorpha'' ( and ''Dalea (indigo bush).
Having a deep blue colour.
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Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, , etc.
(attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received from one’s audience. Gives the impression that a tumbleweed has passed through the room, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert.
* 2000 January 21, "Plsntgrn" in alt.music.progressive, "Re: SOAR Budget (A Long Guestimate)" [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.progressive/msg/c5bc2926d0712699]:
* 2005 , Trevor Wright, How to Be a Brilliant English Teacher [http://books.google.com/books?id=5V64WA533MoC], ISBN 041533246X, page 68:
As nouns the difference between indigo and tumbleweed
is that indigo is a purplish-blue colour while tumbleweed is any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, amaranthus albus , etc.As adjectives the difference between indigo and tumbleweed
is that indigo is having a deep blue colour while tumbleweed is describing unwanted silence and inactivity often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received from one’s audience gives the impression that a tumbleweed has passed through the room, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert.indigo
English
(wikipedia indigo)Noun
citation, passage=The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo , over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.}}
Derived terms
* (Viduidae family) * indigo blue * indigo bunting * indigo snake * indium * , Amorpha spp. ) * ) * wild indigo ()Adjective
(head)See also
* anil * aniline * * rainbow * Saxon blue *References
tumbleweed
English
Noun
(wikipedia tumbleweed)- Putting an ad in the local paper that Spock's Beard and Arena are in town will get you a tumbleweed response and some wasted revenue.
- "Why do families argue?" may only induce the tumbleweed response. (Could you answer that question out of the blue?)