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rubiaceous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅′bē ā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ru•bi•a•ceous  (ro̅o̅′bē ā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologybelonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants. Cf. madder family. 
  • Neo-Latin Rubiace(ae) name of family (Rubi(a) genus name (Latin rubia madder, akin to ruber red1) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous
  • 1825–35

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