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Noun: Rubia tinctorum
  1. Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
    "Rubia tinctorum was historically crucial for producing red dyes";
    - madder

Type of: madderwort, rubiaceous plant

Encyclopedia: Rubia tinctorum