madder family

Noun
Synonyms: Rubiaceaefamily Rubiaceaemadder family

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberrySynonyms: Rubiaceaefamily Rubiaceaemadder family
Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

madder family \madder family\ n. A widely distributed natural family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs including coffee; chinchona; gardenia; madder; bedstraws; nd partridgeberry.

Syn: Rubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder family [WordNet 1.5]

Advertisement