'Ruta graveolens' definitions:

Definition of 'Ruta graveolens'

noun

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

Definition of 'Ruta graveolens'

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]
Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ruta graveolens'

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]