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rubiaceous, a. Bot.|ruːbɪˈeɪʃəs|
[f. mod.L. Rubiaceæ (Jussieu, 1789), f. Rubia (L. rubia) the genus madder.]
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, an order of plants of which madder (Rubia) is the typical genus.
c1832Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VI. 177 *Rubiaceous shrubs. 1852Th. Ross tr. Humboldt's Trav. I. vi. 212 The trees of the rubiaceous family. 1863Bates Nat. Amazon vii. (1864) 203 Members of the Laurel, Myrtle, Bignoniaceous, and Rubiaceous orders. |