RUBIACEOUS

Meaning of RUBIACEOUS in English

/rooh'bee ay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants. Cf. madder family .

[ 1825-35; Rubiace ( ae ) name of family ( Rubi ( a ) genus name (L rubia madder, akin to ruber RED 1 ) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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RUBIACEOUS — adjective see rubiaceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUBIACEOUS — (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiaceae) named after the madder (Rubia tinctoria), and …
Английский словарь Webster
RUBIACEOUS — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiaceae) named after the madder (Rubia …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUBIACEOUS — adj of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (rubiaceae) named after the madder (rubia tinctoria), and …
Webster English vocab
RUBIACEE — adj rubiaceous
Interlingua English vocab
MORINDIN — -də̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Morinda + English -in : any of several crystalline glycosides extracted from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUPREA BARK — ˈk(y)üprēə- noun Etymology: American Spanish cuprea, any of several rubiaceous plants (including Remijia purdieana ), from Late Latin, feminine of …
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YAW-WEED — (n.) A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (Morinda Royoc) growing along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has small, white, …
Английский словарь Webster
RONDELETIA — (n.) A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers.
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MORINDA — (n.) A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow …
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MADDER — (n.) A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used …
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IPECACUANHA
Английский словарь Webster
HOUSTONIA — (n.) A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives …
Английский словарь Webster
BLOLLY — (n.) The rubiaceous shrub Chicocca racemosa, of the same region.
Английский словарь Webster
YAW-WEED — ( n. ) A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (Morinda Royoc) growing along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RONDELETIA — ( n. ) A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MORINDA — ( n. ) A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MADDER — ( n. ) A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IPECACUANHA
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEDSTRAW — /bed"straw'/ , n. a rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, or some allied species, formerly used as straw for stuffing mattresses. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YAW-WEED — noun a low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (morinda royoc) growing along the seacoast of the west indies. it has small, white, …
Webster English vocab
RONDELETIA — noun a tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have brilliant flowers.
Webster English vocab
MORINDA — noun a genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly east indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow …
Webster English vocab
MADDER — noun a plant of the rubia (r. tinctorum). the root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used …
Webster English vocab
IPECACUANHA
Webster English vocab
HOUSTONIA — add. ·noun a genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. there are about twenty species, …
Webster English vocab
BLOLLY — add. ·noun the rubiaceous shrub chicocca racemosa, of the same region. 2. blolly ·add. ·noun a shrub or small tree …
Webster English vocab

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