1. resident of India, one of Indian origin; member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting North and South America or the West Indies, Native American, American Indian, Amerindian. of or pertaining to India, of Indian origin; of or pertaining to Native American Indians, of Native American origin. indian\in"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [from india, and this fr. indus, the name of a river in asia, l. indus, gr. , opers. hindu, name of the land on the indus, skr. sindhu river, the indus. cf. hindoo.].
2. of or pertaining to india proper; also to the east indies, or, sometimes, to the west indies.
3. of or pertaining to the aborigines, or indians, of america; as, indian wars; the indian tomahawk.
4. made of maize or indian corn; as, indian corn, indian meal, indian bread, and the like. [u.s.]indian bay (bot.), a lauraceous tree (persea indica).indian bean (bot.), a name of the catalpa.indian berry. (bot.) same as cocculus indicus.indian bread. (bot.) same as cassava.indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for gymnastic exercise.indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut husk.indian corn (bot.), a plant of the genus zea (z. mays); the maize, a native of america. see:
corn, and maize.indian cress (bot.), nasturtium. see:
nasturtium, 2.indian cucumber (bot.), a plant of the genus medeola (m. virginica), a common in woods in the united states. the white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.indian currant (bot.), a plant of the genus symphoricarpus (s. vulgaris), bearing small red berries.indian dye, the puccoon.indian fig. (bot.) (a) the banyan. see:
banyan. (b) the prickly pear.indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among indians of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter, and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.indian grass (bot.), a coarse, high grass (chrysopogon nutans), common in the southern portions of the united states; wood grass.indian hemp. (bot.) (a) a plant of the genus apocynum (a. cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. the root it used in medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties. (b) the variety of common hemp (cannabis indica), from which hasheesh is obtained.indian mallow (bot.), the velvet leaf (abutilon avicenn?). see:
abutilon.indian meal, ground corn or maize. [u.s.]indian millet (bot.), a tall annual grass (sorghum vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom corn, guinea corn, durra, and the chinese sugar cane. it is called also guinea corn. see:
durra.indian ox (zo?l.), the zebu.indian paint. see:
bloodroot.indian paper. see:
india paper, under india.indian physic (bot.), a plant of two species of the genus gillenia (g. trifoliata, and g. stipulacea), common in the united states, the roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also american ipecac, and bowman's rootindian pink. (bot.) (a) the cypress vine (ipomÂœa quamoclit); -- so called in the west indies. (b) see:
china pink, under china.indian pipe (bot.), a low, fleshy herb (monotropa uniflora), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. the whole plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.indian plantain (bot.), a name given to several species of the genus cacalia, tall herbs with composite white flowers, common through the united states in rich woods.indian poke (bot.), a plant usually known as the white hellebore (veratrum viride).indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients are indian meal, milk, and molasses.indian purple. (a) a dull purple color. (b) the pigment of the same name, intensely blue and bla.
5. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
6. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
7. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.
8. A native or inhabitant of India.
9. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India. a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; "the Indian subcontinent"; "Indian saris".
10. 1. Indian means belonging or relating to India, or to its people or culture. the Indian government.
11. An Indian is an Indian citizen, or a person of Indian origin.
12. Indians are the people who lived in North, South, or Central America before Europeans arrived, or people related to them. The usual name for them now is Native Americans. see also:
Anglo-Indian. American Indian American Indian languages American Indian Movement American Indian religions North American Indian religions South Indian People's Party Californian Indian Eastern Indian bronze Eastern Woodlands Indian French and Indian War Indian law Indian Mutiny Indian National Congress Indian Ocean Indian paintbrush Indian philosophy Indian pipe Indian Removal Act Indian Reorganization Act Indian Territory Northwest Coast Indian Plains Indian Plateau Indian Pueblo Indian Red River Indian War Indian licorice South Indian bronze Southeast Indian Great Indian Desert Indian buffalo Western Indian bronze.
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