rue
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- noun
- /ruː/
:
ruda
- Mix a little Syrian rue to extend it.
- meadow rue
- goat's rue
- rue anemone
Examples
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The rue in this area didn't do as well this year.
Blog text (2) -
In summer, I like to grow rue in my herb garden because it attracts beneficial insects.
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For three summers, I sowed all those plants of the gods: saffron, rue, and fennel.
Fiction book (1993) -
There's fennel for you, and columbines, and there's rue for you.
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Some of the state and federally listed rare species found there are the gopher tortoise, pine snake, and Cooley's meadow rue.
Academic text (2008) -
St. Peterswort, hibiscus with their poking anthers, goat's rue, dense white meadowsweet.
Fiction book (2000) -
The chef added rue to the sauce for its distinctive flavor.
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Many herbal practitioners use rue for its medicinal properties and aroma.
Synonyms
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A small European plant with strong, bitter-smelling leaves that may irritate skin
A strong-smelling European herb with grey-green bitter leaves used in cooking and medicine
Idioms
Compounds
A small plant from eastern North America with thick roots and white flowers tinged pink
A plant with thin divided leaves and small purple or yellow flowers that grows in damp meadows by streams
- Specialized
A tall bushy plant from Europe with blue flowers used in traditional medicine
- UK
A tall European plant with many leaflets and spikes of blue flowers used sometimes as a medicine
- Specialized
A North American bush with soft hairy leaves and pale flowers sometimes used to kill insects
- US
A small white or pink flower that grows on the forest floor in spring in eastern North America
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rue comes from the Latin name ruta, the old name for a bitter, strong-smelling herb used in cooking and medicine, and which can irritate the skin.