Definition of rubiaceous in English:

rubiaceous

adjective ˌruːbɪˈeɪʃəs

Botany

Of, relating to, or designating the family Rubiaceae, a large and diverse family of flowering plants chiefly native to warm climates, of which madder (genus Rubia) is the type, and which also includes coffee (genus Coffea), and the quinine-producing cinchona.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Magazine. From scientific Latin Rubiaceae, family name (A. L. Jussieu Genera plantarum 196; compare French rubiacées, plural noun; from Rubia, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 109), specific use of classical Latin rubia red dye, madder, or the plant producing it + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

Definition of rubiaceous in US English:

rubiaceous

adjectiveˌruːbɪˈeɪʃəs

Botany

Of, relating to, or designating the family Rubiaceae, a large and diverse family of flowering plants chiefly native to warm climates, of which madder (genus Rubia) is the type, and which also includes coffee (genus Coffea), and the quinine-producing cinchona.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Magazine. From scientific Latin Rubiaceae, family name (A. L. Jussieu Genera plantarum 196; compare French rubiacées, plural noun; from Rubia, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 109), specific use of classical Latin rubia red dye, madder, or the plant producing it + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

单词	rubiaceous
释义	Definition of rubiaceous in English: rubiaceous adjective ˌruːbɪˈeɪʃəs Botany Of, relating to, or designating the family Rubiaceae, a large and diverse family of flowering plants chiefly native to warm climates, of which madder (genus Rubia) is the type, and which also includes coffee (genus Coffea), and the quinine-producing cinchona. Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Magazine. From scientific Latin Rubiaceae, family name (A. L. Jussieu Genera plantarum 196; compare French rubiacées, plural noun; from Rubia, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 109), specific use of classical Latin rubia red dye, madder, or the plant producing it + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous. Definition of rubiaceous in US English: rubiaceous adjectiveˌruːbɪˈeɪʃəs Botany Of, relating to, or designating the family Rubiaceae, a large and diverse family of flowering plants chiefly native to warm climates, of which madder (genus Rubia) is the type, and which also includes coffee (genus Coffea), and the quinine-producing cinchona. Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Magazine. From scientific Latin Rubiaceae, family name (A. L. Jussieu Genera plantarum 196; compare French rubiacées, plural noun; from Rubia, genus name (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 109), specific use of classical Latin rubia red dye, madder, or the plant producing it + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.
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