FALSE RUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does false rue mean? 

• FALSE RUE (noun)
  The noun FALSE RUE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FALSE RUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALSE RUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

false rue; false rue anemone; Isopyrum biternatum

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)