Akademik

Indian madder

noun

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

• Syn: ↑munjeet, ↑Rubia cordifolia

• Hypernyms: ↑madderwort, ↑rubiaceous plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rubia, ↑genus Rubia

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized I

1. : an East Indian plant (Rubia cordifolia) used for dyeing in the Orient — called also munjeet

2. : chay

Useful english dictionary. 2012.