Associations to the word «Rubiaceae»

Wiktionary

RUBIACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales   — the madder, bedstraw and coffee plants.

Dictionary definition

RUBIACEAE, noun. Widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry.

Wise words

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John Locke