ruta graveolens

Noun
Synonyms: rueherb of graceRuta graveolens

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivySynonyms: rueherb of graceRuta graveolens
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
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.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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