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madderwort

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 Definition: [n]  any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae
 
 Synonyms: rubiaceous plant
 
 See Also: angiosperm, family Rubiaceae, flowering plant, Indian madder, madder, madder family, munjeet, Rubia cordifolia, Rubia tinctorum, Rubiaceae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order
(Rubiace[ae]) as the madder.

 

 

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