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Definition of Rubia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rubiaceae, Madder Family, Rubiaceae
Member holonyms: Indian Madder, Munjeet, Rubia Cordifolia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubia
Literary usage of Rubia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Experimental Researches Concerning the Philosophy of Permanent Colours: And by Edward Bancroft (1814)
"Of Madder—Rubia Tinctorum, Rubia Peregrina, and Rubia ... THE genus rubia is of
the natural order of stellate,* which, more than any other, abounds in roots ..."
2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1902)
"Rubia tinctoria (PLATE 9, FIGURES 1-6) The ... of Rubia are recognizable by their
form which in the young condition, before the integument has commenced to ..."
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