meadow rue

noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Thalictrum, of the buttercup family, having leaves resembling those of rue, especially T. dioicum, of North America.

Origin of meadow rue

First recorded in 1660–70

Words Nearby meadow rue

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How to use meadow rue in a sentence

Infusum thalictri flavi, L. From the herb meadow rue (Thalictrum flavum).
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
To his rather indignant surprise you suggest that the plant he saw was not Maidenhair, but the early meadow rue.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
Perhaps the early meadow rue is the plant most commonly mistaken for the Maidenhair.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
Various forms of columbine (Aquilegia) and meadow rue (Thalictrum) should also be remembered.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl Lumholtz
The fine lacey tufts of meadow rue are lovely among the pink and white and rose tulips.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for meadow rue

meadow rue

noun

any ranunculaceous plant of the N temperate genus Thalictrum, esp T. flavum, having clusters of small yellowish-green, white, or purple flowers

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