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Rubia tinctorum   Listen
Rubia tinctorum

noun
1.
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin.  Synonym: madder.





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... Field's Lakes, are derived from the root of "rubia tinctorum," a plant largely grown in France and Holland, whence the bulk of that used in England is obtained. The French madders are in a state of very fine powder, containing one half their weight of gum, sugar, salts, and other soluble substances, which water speedily dissolves. Madder ...
— Field's Chromatography - or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists • George Field


Words linked to "Rubia tinctorum" :   madderwort, rubiaceous plant, madder


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