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Ruta

Ruta

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A group of strong-smelling herbs from Europe and Asia with bitter leaves used in medicine
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is set in 1941.
  • Ruta Sepetys
  • Gwen Ruta
  • Ken Ruta

Examples

  • The main road through Valle de Guadalupe and the area of Ruta del Vino is Highway 3.

    Blog text (27)

  • Between Shades of Gray. Ruta Sepetys. Philomel Books, 2011. 9780399254123.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Why, Ruta Lee, I do declare.

    Mambo Italiano (2003)

  • The herb known as Ruta is often used in traditional medicine for its strong scent.

  • Gardeners often plant Ruta to repel pests from their vegetable patches.

  • In the summer, Ruta flowers attract various pollinators to the garden.

Compounds

Asplenium ruta-muraria
  • Specialized
9.9

A small fern that grows on walls and cliffs

Ruta graveolens
  • Specialized
9.9

A strong-smelling European herb with grey-green bitter leaves used in cooking and medicine

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ruta comes from the Latin ruta, the old name for the bitter, strong-smelling herb 'rue'. So Ruta today is the botanical name for a group of aromatic, medicinal plants.