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: a Eurasian herb (Rubia tinctorum of the family Rubiaceae, the madder family) with whorled leaves and small yellowish panicled flowers succeeded by dark berries
broadly
: any of several related herbs (genus Rubia)
2
a
: the root of the Eurasian madder used formerly in dyeing
also
: an alizarin dye prepared from it
b
: a moderate to strong red
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madder
noun
mad·der
ˈmad-ər 
1
a
: a Eurasian herb with spear-shaped leaves, small yellowish flowers followed by dark berries, and red fleshy roots used to make a dye
b
: any of several plants related to the madder
2
: the root of a madder or a dye prepared from it
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madder
noun
mad·der
ˈmad-ər
1
: a Eurasian herb (Rubia tinctorum of the family Rubiaceae, the madder family) with whorled leaves, clusters of small yellowish flowers, and red to black berries
broadly
: any of several related herbs (genus Rubia)
2
: the root of the Eurasian madder formerly used in dyeing
also
: an alizarin dye prepared from it
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