madderwort

English

Etymology

From madder +‎ wort.

Noun

madderwort (plural madderworts)

1. Rubia tinctorum (common madder)
2. Any plant of the same family (Rubiaceae) as the madder. [from c. 1750 to c. 1950]

References

• “madderwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• madderwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia