Meaning

2 senses

  1. Rubia tinctorum (common madder).

  2. Any plant of the same family (Rubiaceae) as the madder.

    any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae

Origin

From madder + wort.

From madder + wort.

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Forms

plural: madderworts
Singularmadderwort
Pluralmadderworts

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae:rubiaceous plant

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
maddenmaddermademoisellemadhousemadly
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