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rubiaceous
[ roo-bee-ey-shuhs ]
/ ˌru biˈeɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
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Words nearby rubiaceous
Rubenesque, Rubens, Rubens, Peter Paul, rubeola, rubescent, rubiaceous, Rubicon, rubicund, rubidium, rubidium-strontium dating, rubied
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How to use rubiaceous in a sentence
From the following remarks, my readers will be able to observe the peculiar features of these interesting rubiaceous plants.
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British Dictionary definitions for rubiaceous
rubiaceous
/ (ˌruːbɪˈeɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Rubiaceae, a widely distributed family of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants that includes the coffee and cinchona trees, gardenia, madder, and bedstraws
Word Origin for rubiaceous
C19: from New Latin Rubiaceae, from Latin rubia madder, from rubeus red
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