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Teal vs Indigo - What's the difference?

teal | indigo |

As nouns the difference between teal and indigo

is that teal is any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks while indigo is a purplish-blue colour.

As adjectives the difference between teal and indigo

is that teal is having a bluish-green colour while indigo is having a deep blue colour.

teal

English

(wikipedia teal)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
  • A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
    • (-)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a bluish-green colour

    • See also

    *

    Anagrams

    *

    indigo

    English

    (wikipedia indigo)

    Noun

  • A purplish-blue colour
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=6 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.}}
  • 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).

    • Derived terms

    * (Viduidae family) * indigo blue * indigo bunting * indigo snake * indium * , Amorpha spp. ) * ) * wild indigo ()

    Related terms

    * indican * indicolite * indium * indoxyl * induline

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a deep blue colour.

    • See also

    * anil * aniline * * rainbow * Saxon blue *

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