Definition of Rubiales
:an order of dicotyledonous plants having opposite leaves, an inferior compound ovary, and epigynous stamens equal in number to the lobes of the corolla
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Rubiales
plural noun
Ru·bi·a·les
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ˌrübēˈā(ˌ)lēz
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Origin and Etymology of rubiales
New Latin, from Rubia + -ales
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