rubia

• Designação comum às plantas do gênero Rubia, da família das rubiáceas, especialmente a Rubia tinctorum, cujas raízes fornecem um corante vermelho (a alizarina) e que também é usada na medicina tradicional. O termo pode ainda nomear o próprio corante extraído dessas raízes.

A genus of plants in the Rubiaceae family, including Old World herbs and subshrubs valued for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots.

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1. Genus of plantsC1formalscientific

   A genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to the Old World, known for their medicinal properties and use in producing red dye from their roots.

   Rubia

   • Rubia tinctorum, commonly known as madder, is cultivated for its red pigment.
   • The roots of Rubia species have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
   • Botanists classify Rubia within the Rubiaceae family.

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