rue

Noun

rue

1. perennial herb used in wine making.

3 letters in word "rue": E R U.

Anagrams of rue:

• ure

Words found within rue:

er re ur

• Definitions:
• European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy sorrow: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" (French) a street or road in France repent: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
• Rue (Ruta) is a genus of strongly scented evergreen subshrubs 20-60 cm tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia and southwest Asia. Different authors accept between 8-40 species in the genus. The most well-known species is the Common Rue.
• any authorization to use the OCS or submerged land for purposes other than those authorized by a lease or permit, as defined herein. It includes pipeline rights-of-way. ...
• a plant with yellow flowers whose bitter-tasting leaves were used mostly in herbal cures but occasionally in salads. Gerard notes that "the juice of Rue made hot in the rinde of a pomegranat and dropped into the eares, takes away the pain thereof."
• The oil of Rue is a powerful compound that induces the expulsion of an embryo or fetus (abortifacient), and should be avoided during pregnancy. Its main use is the regulation of menstrual periods . ...
• Rational Use of Energy.
• European shrub bearing yellow flowers, with strongly scented, bitter leaves that are used as a narcotic and stimulant.
• (Ruta chalepensis) grows on the hills of the Holy Land as a low straggling shrub with pungent smelling leaves. Jesus referred to it being tithed (Luke 11:42).
• Base of gumbos or stews, made of flour and oil mixture.

• ruds ←
• rudish ←
• rudiments ←
• rue
• → rued
• → rueful
• → ruefully