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[syn: rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rutin \Ru"tin\ (r[udd]"t[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin
is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and
other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline
substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.
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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):
Ruta graveolens
n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green
bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
[syn: rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens]