(n) :
a herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye obtained from the root; the root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye
(adj) :
of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye
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(n) :
a herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye obtained from the root; the root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye
(adj) :
of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye