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• RUE (Fr. rue, Lat. ruta, from Gr. pur)

RUE (Fr. rue, See also:

• LAT

Lat. ruta, from Gr. pur)  , the Peloponnesian word for the plant known as ailryavov), the name of a woody or bushy See also:

• HERB (Lat. herba, grass, food for cattle, generally taken to represent the Old Lat. forbea, Gr. 4op(3i1, pasture, <0p/3Ew, to feed, Sans. bharb, to eat)

herb, belonging to the genus Ruta, especially Ruta graveolens, the " See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• RUE (Fr. rue, Lat. ruta, from Gr. pur)

rue," a plant with bluish See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

green spotted leaves and greenish yellow See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers . It has a strong pungent See also:

• SMELL (connected etymologically with " smoulder " and " smoke ")

smell and the leaves have a See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste . The plant was much used in See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval and later See also:

• MEDICINE

medicine as a stimulative and irritant See also:

• DRUG
• DRUG (from Fr. drogue, a word common in Romance languages, cf. Span. and Ital. droga; the origin of the word is obscure, but may possibly be connected with Dutch droog, dry)

drug . It was commonly supposed to be much used by witches . From its association with " rue," sorrow, repentance (0 . Eng. hreow, from hreowan, to be sorryfor, cf . Ger. reuen), the plant was also known as " herb of See also:

• GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
• GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )

grace," and was taken as the See also:

• SYMBOL (Gr. o-uµ(3oXov, a sign)

symbol of repentance .