ink plant

noun

1

: a plant of the genus Coriaria: such as

a

: a plant (C. thymifolia) of tropical America and New Zealand the fruits of which yield a red dye used as ink in Ecuador

b

: a European plant (C. myrtifolia) the leaves of which yield a black dye

2

: pokeweed

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