About The Word Madder
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Madder
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What's The Definition Of Madder?
[n] Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
[v] color a moderate to strong red Synonyms | Synonyms for Madder: Rubia tinctorum Related Terms | Find terms related to Madder: See Also | madderwort | redden | rubiaceous plant Madder In Webster's Dictionary \Mad"der\, n. [OE. mader, AS. m[ae]dere; akin to Icel.
ma?ra.] (Bot.)
A plant of the {Rubia} ({R. tinctorum}). The root is much
used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is
cultivated in France and Holland. See {Rubiaceous}.
Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes,
etc., which receive their names from their colors; as.
madder yellow.
{Field madder}, an annual European weed ({Sherardia
arvensis}) resembling madder.
{Indian madder}, the East Indian {Rubia cordifolia}, used in
the East for dyeing; -- called also {munjeet}.
{Wild madder}, {Rubia peregrina} of Europe; also the {Galium
Mollugo}, a kind of bedstraw.
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