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Pronunciation
IPA|/�mæd�/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æd�(r)|-æd�(r)

Etymology 1
OE. mæddre, mædre, from Germanic, perhaps from an Indo-European base meaning �blue�. Cognate with Swedish madra.

Noun
en-noun

1. A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye obtained from the root.
2. The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
3. A dye made from the plant.
4. colour A deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

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Translations
trans-top|plant
Finnish: värimatara
Japanese: ��� (akane)
Spanish: rubia
trans-mid
French: garance
Italian: robbia f, robbia domestica f
Russian: ма�ена (mar'éna) f
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trans-top|root
Finnish: värimataran juuri
Italian: robbia f
trans-mid
Russian: ма�ена (mar'éna) f
trans-bottom

trans-top|dye
Finnish: altsariinipunainen, krappilakka
Italian: alizarina f
Japanese: ��� (akane)
trans-mid
Spanish: rubia (rojo)
Russian: к�апп (krapp) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|colour
Italian: rosso di robbia m
Japanese: �� (�����, akaneiro)
French: garance
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Chinese Characters: �

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. colour Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

Translations
trans-top|colour
Japanese: ��� (������, akaneiro no)
trans-mid
French: garance
trans-bot

Related terms
alizarin

See also
bedstraw
bluets
genipap
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Etymology 2
Inflected forms.

Adjective
madder

1. comparative of|mad

Category:Colors
Category:Pigments
Category:Plants
Category:Purples
Category:Spices and Herbs

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