ruta graveolens

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ruta graveolens - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  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.
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              Then purged with euphrasy and rue
              The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton.
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              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.
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     2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
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     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.
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ruta graveolens - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ruta graveolens
      n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green
           bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
           [syn: rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens]