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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: RON-SAC |
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RUE (Fr. rue, Lat. ruta, from Gr. pur) , the Peloponnesian word for the plant known as ailryavov), the name of a woody or bushy herb , belonging to the genus Ruta, especially Ruta graveolens, the " common rue," a plant with bluish green spotted leaves and greenish yellow flowers
smell and the leaves have a bitter
taste . The plant was much used in medieval
medicine
drug
herb of grace
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