| NOUN | plant | Rubia, genus Rubia | type genus of the Rubiaceae |
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| Sounds | ruw'biyah | |
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| Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... | |
| Meaning | type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots. | |
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| Synonym | genus Rubia | |
| Member of | Rubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder family | widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs |
| Members | Indian madder, munjeet, Rubia cordifolia | perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient |
| Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
| Spanish | genus rubia, rubia | |
| Catalan | genus rubia, rubia, Rubia | |
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