Ruta graveolens : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ruta graveolens	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Ruta graveolens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ruta graveolens n European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy Synonym(s): rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rue \Rue\, n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. [?]; cf. AS. r[?]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. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton. 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. 2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. {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.