| 单词 | madder |
| 释义 | madder madder1 /mad"euhr/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Rubia, esp. the climbing R. tinctorum, of Europe, having open clusters of small, yellowish flowers. Cf. madder family. 2. the root of this plant, formerly used in dyeing. 3. the dye or coloring matter itself. 4. a color produced by such a dye. [bef. 1000; ME mad(d)er, OE maed(e)re; c. ON mathra, OHG matara] madder2 /mad"euhr/, adj. comparative of mad. |
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