GOAT'S RUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goat's rue mean? 

• GOAT'S RUE (noun)
  The noun GOAT'S RUE has 2 senses:

1. perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone

2. tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally

  Familiarity information: GOAT'S RUE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOAT'S RUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

catgut; goat's rue; Tephrosia virginiana; wild sweet pea

Hypernyms ("goat's rue" is a kind of...):

hoary pea (a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Galega officinalis; goat's rue; goat rue

Hypernyms ("goat's 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 ("goat's rue" is a member of...):

Galega; genus Galega (small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue)