English noun: Rubia | |||
1. | Rubia (plant) type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots | ||
Synonyms | genus Rubia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | asterid dicot genus | ||
Member holonym | Indian madder, munjeet, Rubia cordifolia | ||
Member meronym | family Rubiaceae, madder family, Rubiaceae | ||