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- [roo-bee-ey-shuh s]
- /ˌru biˈeɪ ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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