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[syn: rue anemone, Anemonella thalictroides]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rue \Rue\ (r[udd]), n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. "ryth`; cf.
AS. r[=u]de.]
1. (Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta
graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter
taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.
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Then purged with euphrasy and rue
The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton.
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They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy
water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as
we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
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Goat's rue. See under Goat.
Rue anemone, a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum
anemonides) common in the United States.
Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common
on walls in Europe.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rue anemone
n 1: woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-
shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
[syn: rue anemone, Anemonella thalictroides]