madder

About 0.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
2. noun The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
3. noun A dye made from the plant.
4. noun A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye.

   madder:

5. adjective Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.
6. verb To dye with madder.
7. adjective comparative form of mad: more mad
8. noun Obsolete form of mether.

Similar words

rubia tinctorum carmine crazier mather madderwort common madder munjeet alizari indian madder alkanet

Often followed by

than and root lake is at red i plant

Word family

madders