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madderwort

madderwort noun: rubia tinctorum (common madder).

Noun

madderwort (plural madderworts)

  1. Rubia tinctorum (common madder).
  2. Any plant of the same family (Rubiaceae) as the madder.

Forms of madderwort

pluralmadderworts

Origin of madderwort

From madder + wort.

Questions about madderwort

What does madderwort mean?
Madderwort means rubia tinctorum (common madder).
What part of speech is madderwort?
Madderwort is a noun.
What is the plural of madderwort?
The plural of madderwort is madderworts.

Words near madderwort in the dictionary

  1. madder lake
  2. madder lakes
  3. maddered
  4. maddering
  5. madders
  6. madderwort
  7. madderworts
  8. maddery
  9. maddest
  10. Maddex
  11. Maddexes

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