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RUTA GRAVEOLENS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ruta graveolens mean?
• RUTA GRAVEOLENS (noun)
The noun RUTA GRAVEOLENS has 1 sense:
1. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
Familiarity information: RUTA GRAVEOLENS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
herb of grace; rue; Ruta graveolens
Hypernyms ("Ruta graveolens" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "Ruta graveolens"):
rue (leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy)
Holonyms ("Ruta graveolens" is a member of...):
genus Ruta; Ruta (type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs)
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