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Definition of Genus 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 Genus Rubia
Literary usage of Genus 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)
"THE genus rubia is of the natural order of stellate,* which, more than any other,
abounds in roots affording the red colouring matter. ..."
2. Technical Reports and Scientific Papers by Imperial Institute (Great Britain), Frederick Augustus Abel (1903)
"The best known dye-stuff of the genus Rubia is Rubia cordifolia, which is a
popular red dye with native dyers. ..."
3. Rugs, Oriental and Occidental, Antique and Modern: A Handbook for Ready by Rosa Belle Holt (1901)
"Madder ranks high among those plants which yield a permanent dye. It belongs to
the genus Rubia ; the root employed is that of the Rubia tinctorum. ..."
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