单词 | rubiaceous |
释义 | rubiaceous[ roo-bee-ey-shuhs ] / ˌru biˈeɪ ʃəs / adjectivebelonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants. Compare madder family. Origin of rubiaceous1825–35; <New Latin Rubiace(ae) name of family (Rubi(a) genus name (Latin rubia madder, akin to ruberred1) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous Words nearby rubiaceousrubeola, rubeola virus, rubeosis, rubeosis iridis diabetica, rubescent, rubiaceous, Rubicon, rubicund, rubidium, rubidium-strontium dating, rubied Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for rubiaceousrubiaceous / (ˌruːbɪˈeɪʃəs) / adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the Rubiaceae, a widely distributed family of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants that includes the coffee and cinchona trees, gardenia, madder, and bedstraws Word Origin for rubiaceousC19: from New Latin Rubiaceae, from Latin rubia madder, from rubeus red Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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