rue


Definition: Meaning of, rue in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ruː /

  • verb
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
rue rued rued
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ruing rues
[transitive]
  1. literary to wish that you had not done something [=  regret]
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rue used in phrases

  • false rue (noun)
    1. slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
  • false rue anemone (noun)
    1. slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
  • goat rue (noun)
    1. tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
  • goat's rue (noun)
    1. perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
    2. tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
  • meadow rue (noun)
    1. any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
  • rue anemone (noun)
    1. woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
  • rue family (noun)
    1. a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
  • wall rue (noun)
    1. as a wall or cliff small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope of Eurasia and North America
  • wall rue spleenwort (noun)
    1. as a wall or cliff small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope of Eurasia and North America
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