Rubiales

plural noun

Ru·​bi·​a·​les

ˌrübēˈā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of dicotyledonous plants having opposite leaves, an inferior compound ovary, and epigynous stamens equal in number to the lobes of the corolla

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rubia + -ales

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