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Noun rue has 4 senses
- rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens - European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
--1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--1 is a member of Ruta, genus Ruta
--1 has parts: rue
- rue - leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
--2 is a kind of herb
--2 is a part of rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens
- sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
--3 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
--3 has particulars:
- rue - (French) a street or road in France
--4 is a kind of street
Verb rue has 1 sense
- repent, regret, rue - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
--1 is one way to feel, experience
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