n. [ OE. mader, AS. maedere; akin to Icel. maðra. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus
☞ Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors, such as
Field madder,
Indian madder ,
Wild madder,
n. A widely distributed natural family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs including coffee; chinchona; gardenia; madder; bedstraws; nd partridgeberry.
n. (Bot.) A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order (