Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 29 compound words that contain rue. The most common are listed below. Open rue in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- common rueRuta graveolens
- goat's rueCertain herbaceous plants in the family Fabaceae:
- rue the dayTo seriously regret one's actions.
- wild rueHarmel, a plant of species Peganum harmala, endemic in dry regions of Eurasia.
- desert rueAny of various plants of the genus Thamnosma.
- meadow rueSome plants, Thalictrum
- Syrian ruePeganum harmala (harmal)
- tall meadow-rueAlternative form of tall meadowrue: Any of three species of meadowrue:
- fringed rueRuta chalepensis, an herbaceous plant of the Mediterranean.
- rue anemoneAny of species Thalictrum thalictroides of perennial herbs, native to woodlands in eastern North America.
- rue-leaved saxifrageA small, low-growing annual plant in the Saxifragaceae family.
- wild Syrian rueSyrian rue (Peganum harmala).
- rue anemonesplural of rue anemone: Any of species Thalictrum thalictroides of perennial herbs, native to woodlands in eastern North America.
- rue-bargainA bad bargain.
- rue-bargainsplural of rue-bargain: A bad bargain.
Compound words 29
- meadowrueA plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum
- rulyPitiable; miserable.
- ruesomerueful
- bushrueAn aromatic shrub native to California, Cneoridium dumosum
- ruelessNot rueful; not causing or experiencing sorrow or compassion.
- ruelikeResembling or characteristic of the plant called rue.
- accrueTo increase, to rise
- construeA translation.
- ruefullyIn a rueful manner; causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
- RueterA surname.