单词 | herb of grace |
释义 | herb of grace in British Englishnoun an archaic name for rue2 rue in British English 2 (ruː) noun any rutaceous plant of the genus Ruta, esp R. graveolens, an aromatic Eurasian shrub with small yellow flowers and evergreen leaves which yield an acrid volatile oil, formerly used medicinally as a narcotic and stimulant Archaic name: herb of grace. Compare goat's-rue, meadow rue, wall rue Word origin C14: from Old French, from Latin rūta, from Greek rhutē |
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