India man, ind'-ya-man, s

a large ship employed in trade with India. East or West, or to the aborigines of America: s.a native of the East or West Indies, or an aboriginal of America. Indian berry, the cocculus indicus. Indian corn, the maize, of the genus zea. Indian cre , a plant of the genus tropæolum, a favourite garden flower, known as the nasturtium. Indian date, the tamarind tree. Indian fig, the prickly pear. Indian file, single file. Indian fire, a bright white signal-light, of sulphur, realgar, and nitre. Indian ink, a substance made of lampblack and animal glue, brought chiefly from China, and used for watercolors. Indian madder, a vegetable substance, much used for dyeing red, purple,orange, and brown. Indian red, a species of ochre. Indian reed, a plant of the genus canna. Indian shot, a name given to plants of the genus canna. Indian tobacco, a species of lobelia. Indian turnip, an American plant with a head of red berries growing on a stem. Indian yellow, a bright yellow pigment. family, from the Carnatic, in India. paper, used by engravers.