rubia tinctorum

English Thesaurus

1. Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	madderwort, rubiaceous plant,
definition	:	any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae (noun.plant)

derivation	:	madder,
definition	:	color a moderate to strong red (verb.change)

derivation	:	madder,
definition	:	color a moderate to strong red (verb.change)