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garance.

madder (plant)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡa.ʁɑ̃s/
  1. madder (plant)

    feminine
  2. rose madder

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French garance, from Old French garance, warance, from Frankish *wrattjā, from Proto-Germanic *wratjō (“red dye”). Cognate with Old High German rezza, reiza (“scarlet; purple; crimson; red; madder”), Old English wræt, wrætte (“crosswort; madder”).

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