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rubiaceous

American  
[roo-bee-ey-shuhs] / ˌru biˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

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

rubiaceous British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of rubiaceous

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

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