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Ruta

Ruta

9.9
A strong-smelling herb with bitter leaves often grown for its scent and medicine
  • noun
  • /ˈruːtə/
  • Specialized
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  • In traditional medicine, ruta is often used for its potential health benefits and aromatic properties.

Examples

  • The herbalist recommended adding ruta leaves to the tea for their strong scent and flavor.

  • Eat a lot of nuts, cheese, apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, pumpkin seeds, carrot juice, apple juice, 5-6 plums, and ruta leaves mixed with cumin.

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  • Many gardeners enjoy cultivating ruta for its unique fragrance and its role in traditional herbal remedies.

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

Ruta singular
Rutas plural

Etymology

Ruta comes from the Latin ruta, the old name for the herb 'rue' that people used for medicine. So gardeners and botanists use Ruta to mean that aromatic plant.