Definitions from Wiktionary (madder)
▸ noun: A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
▸ noun: The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
▸ noun: A dye made from the plant.
▸ noun: A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye.
▸ adjective: Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.
▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To dye with madder.
▸ noun: Obsolete form of mether. [(historical, Ireland) A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.]
▸ verb: Eye dialect spelling of matter. [(intransitive, stative) To be important.]
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▸ noun: A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
▸ noun: The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
▸ noun: A dye made from the plant.
▸ noun: A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye.
▸ adjective: Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.
▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To dye with madder.
▸ noun: Obsolete form of mether. [(historical, Ireland) A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.]
▸ verb: Eye dialect spelling of matter. [(intransitive, stative) To be important.]
Similar:
Rubia tinctorum,
Mather,
madderwort,
common madder,
munjeet,
alizari,
Indian madder,
alkanet,
garancine,
mull,
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Types:
Rubitinctorum,
Rubicordifolia,
Rubiperegrina,
Rubiakane,
Rubiargyi,
Rubichungii,
Rubitibetica,
Rubiyunnanensis,
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