FALSE RUE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue

Synonyms:

false rue; false rue anemone; Isopyrum biternatum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("false rue" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("false rue" is a member of...):

genus Isopyrum; Isopyrum (tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere)

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