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RUTA GRAVEOLENS

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Meaning:

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

Synonyms:

herb of grace; rue; Ruta graveolens

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ruta graveolens" 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)

Meronyms (parts of "Ruta graveolens"):

rue (leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy)

Holonyms ("Ruta graveolens" is a member of...):

genus Ruta; Ruta (type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs)

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