Home › Words › M › madderwortmadderwortmadderwort · noun — rubia tinctorum (common madder).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, madderwort ranks #14,152 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom madder + wort.nounRubia tinctorum (common madder).Any plant of the same family (Rubiaceae) as the madder.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).