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Definition of Indian madder
1. Noun. Perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient.
Generic synonyms: Madderwort, Rubiaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Rubia, Rubia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Madder
Literary usage of Indian madder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1871)
"... also called Eait Indian madder, ii extensively cultivated in India, its root
being used as a dyestuff for producing colours similar to those obtained ..."
2. Journal by Folk-Song Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"... or Indian madder, to yield, when submitted to similar processes, all the
different products obtainable from the madder of Europe ; .such as, ..."
3. Journal of the Society of Arts by Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1856)
"... was one thing and Indian madder another. The first was a long fibrous root,
whereas the other was in all respects like the short broken roots of the ..."
4. The East Indian Gazetteer: Containing Particular Descriptions of the Empires by Walter Hamilton (1828)
"... traders procured in return cotton, Indian madder, musk, and Tibet cow and bull
tails. ... or Indian madder, cotton, bees'-wax, blankets, horses, musk, ..."
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