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noun
The plant Rubia cordifolia, or Indian madder; the dye extracted from the plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: madderwort, rubiaceous plant
History
Borrowed from Hindi मंजीठ (mañjīṭh), an alternative form of मजीठ (majīṭh), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (maṃjiṭṭhā), ultimately derived from Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठा f (mañjiṣṭhā).
