Munjeet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Madder \Mad"der\ (m[a^]d"d[~e]r), n. [OE. mader, AS. maedere;
     akin to Icel. ma[eth]ra.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus {Rubia} ({Rubia tinctorum}). The root is
     much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine.
     It is cultivated in France and Holland. See {Rubiaceous}.
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     Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes,
           etc., which receive their names from their colors, such
           as {madder yellow}.
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     {Field madder}, an annual European weed ({Sherardia
        arvensis}) resembling madder.
  
     {Indian madder}, the East Indian {Rubia cordifolia}, used in
        the East for dyeing; -- called also {munjeet}.
  
     {Wild madder}, {Rubia peregrina} of Europe; also the {Galium
        Mollugo}, a kind of bedstraw.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Munjeet \Mun*jeet"\, n. [Hind. maj[imac][.t]h a drug used for
     dyeing red.]
     See {Indian madder}, under {Madder}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  munjeet
       n : perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye
           in the orient [syn: {Indian madder}, {Rubia cordifolia}]