| 单词 | herb of repentance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasherb of repentance herb of repentance n. common rue, Ruta graveolens; cf. herb-grace n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > rue rudeeOE rue?a1200 herb-grace1548 serving-man's joy1671 countryman's treacle1745–7 herb of repentance1858 1858–9 Phytologist 3 207 This [sc. the Herb-of-Grace] is not a native, but it is well known at the Old Bailey as the Herb-of-Repentance. 1893 All Year Round 16 Sept. 274/1 It was the most natural thing in the world for the herb of ruth, or sorrow, to become the herb of repentance. 1982 K. N. Sanecki Discovering Herbs (ed. 3) 51 The herb of repentance, rue is an evergreen sub-shrub that forms a rounded bush, the foliage of which is very pungently bitter in aroma when crushed. 1985 Garden Hist. 13 162 Even in English there are many, some of which are: rue, common rue, garden rue, herb of repentance, herb-grace, herb of grace, ave grace and countryman's treacle. 1998 E. Woodhead Early Canad. Gardening vi. 149 The name Herb of Repentance came from the nosegays carried by judges and juries and spread on the floors of courtrooms in fear of exposure to jail-fever. < as lemmas |
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