[roo] 
,verb, rued, ru⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 3. | to feel sorrow, repentance, or regret. |
| 4. | sorrow; repentance; regret. |
| 5. | pity or compassion. |
[roo] ,| any strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta, esp. R. graveolens, having yellow flowers and leaves formerly used in medicine. |
| rue 1 (rōō) v. rued, ru·ing, rues v. tr. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for. v. intr. To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow. n. Sorrow; regret: "To their rue, the Social Democrats have to acknowledge that the Conservative-Liberal coalition has captured the center where elections are won" (Elizabeth Pond). [Middle English ruen, from Old English hrēowan, to affect with grief, and hrēowian, to repent.] ru'er n. |
| rue 2 (rōō) n. Any of various aromatic southwest Asian or Mediterranean plants of the genus Ruta, especially the ornamental R. graveolens, having bipinnately compound leaves that yield an acrid volatile oil formerly used in medicine. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rūta, probably from Greek rhūtē.] |
Rue
a garden herb (Ruta graveolens) which the Pharisees were careful to tithe (Luke 11:42), neglecting weightier matters. It is omitted in the parallel passage of Matt. 23:23. There are several species growing wild in Palestine. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes. It has a powerful scent, and is a stimulant. (See MINT.)
| RUE right upper extremity |
rue
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.
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