rue, n.
(rues)
(rues)
(French) a street or road in France
<noun.artifact>
rue
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
regret rue ruefulness sorrow
sample sentences
"he drank to drown his sorrows""he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"
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leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
<noun.food>
rue
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
<noun.plant>
Ruta graveolens herb of grace rue