Indian madder

noun

Rubia cordifolia (munjeet), now widely distributed at tropical and subtropical latitudes in eastern and southern Africa and Asia, growing at elevations up to 3,500 meters.

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munjeetRubia cordifolia
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Meanings

nounIndian madder (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRubia cordifolia (munjeet), now widely distributed at tropical and subtropical latitudes in eastern and southern Africa and Asia, growing at elevations up to 3,500 meters.
  2. uncountableRubia manjith
  3. uncountableHoustonia purpurea (syn. Hedyotis umbellata), chay, chay-root

Synonyms & antonyms

nounperennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient

Similar
munjeetRubia cordifolia
Broader
madderwortrubiaceous plant
Also see
munjeet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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