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I — Incredible to Indiscerptible (Part 6 of 9)

    2. Irrespective of.

Indescribable, a. Inexpressible, ineffable, unutterable, that cannot be described, that beggars description.

Indestructible, a. Imperishable, incorruptible, undecaying, abiding, enduring, fadeless, everlasting, that cannot be destroyed.

Indeterminate, a. Indefinite, unfixed, undetermined, uncertain, not settled, not precise.

Index, n. [L. pl. Indices, Eng. pl. Indexes.]

    1. Pointer, hand, director.
    2. Alphabetical table of references, table of contents.
    3. Exponent.
    4. Characteristic (of a logarithm), integral part.
    5. (Anat.) Fore-finger.

Indian-corn, n. Maize (Zea mays).

Indian-fig, n.

    1. Banian (Ficus Indica).
    2. Prickly-pear.

Indian-file, n. Single file.

Indian-grass, n. Wood-grass (Sorghum nutans).

Indian-millet, n. Doura, Guinea corn, negro-corn (Sorghum vulgare).

Indian-oak, n. Teak-tree (Tectona grandis).

Indian-poke, n. White hellebore (Veratrum viride).

Indian-red, n. Red ochre.

Indian-sage, n. Boneset, thoroughwort, feverwort, ague-weed (Eupatorium perfoliatum).

Indian-tobacco, n. Lobelia (North American species,—Lobelia inflata).

India-rubber, n. Caoutchouc, gum-elastic.