NOUN | plant | Rubia tinctorum, madder | Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin |
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Meaning | Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin. | |
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Synonym | madder | |
Broader | madderwort, rubiaceous plant | Any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae |
Catalan | roja, Rubia tinctorum |
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