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rubiaceous

ru·bi·a·ceous
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo-bee-ey-shuh s]
    • /ˌru biˈeɪ ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo-bee-ey-shuh s]
    • /ˌru biˈeɪ ʃəs/

Definitions of rubiaceous word

  • adjective rubiaceous belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants. 1
  • adjective rubiaceous of, relating to, or belonging to the Rubiaceae, a widely distributed family of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants that includes the coffee and cinchona trees, gardenia, madder, and bedstraws 0

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Origin of rubiaceous

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < New Latin Rubiace(ae) name of family (Rubi(a) genus name (Latin rubia madder, akin to ruber red1) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Rubiaceous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rubiaceous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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