rubiaceous

[ roo-bee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.

rubiaceous

/ ˌruːbɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of rubiaceous¹

1825–35; < New Latin Rubiace ( ae ) name of family ( Rubi ( a ) genus name ( Latin rubia madder, akin to ruber red ¹ ) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubiaceous¹

C19: from New Latin Rubiaceae , from Latin rubia madder, from rubeus red

Example Sentences

From the following remarks, my readers will be able to observe the peculiar features of these interesting rubiaceous plants.

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