rue

rue
rue1
—ruer, n.
/rooh/, v., rued, ruing, n.
v.t.
1. to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities.
2. to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born.
v.i.
3. to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret.
n.
4. sorrow; repentance; regret.
5. pity or compassion.
[bef. 900; (v.) ME ruen, rewen, OE hreowan; c. D rouwen, G reuen; (n.) ME rewe, reowe, OE hreow; c. D rouw, G Reue; cf. RUTH]
rue2
/rooh/, n.
any strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta, esp. R. graveolens, having yellow flowers and leaves formerly used in medicine. Cf. rue family.
[1350-1400; ME < MF < L ruta < Gk rhyté]

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▪ plant genus
      any plant of the genus Ruta, of the family Rutaceae, comprising 40 species of perennial shrubs and herbs native to Eurasia and the Canary Islands. Common rue (R. graveolens) is cultivated as a small garden shrub for its evergreen leaves and dull-yellow flower clusters. The gland-studded, translucent leaves have been used for centuries as a spice and in medicines.

 Meadow rue (see photograph—>) is a plant of the genus Thalictrum of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).
 

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