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Goat's rue   /goʊts ru/   Listen
Goat's rue

noun
1.
Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone.  Synonyms: catgut, Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea.
2.
Tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally.  Synonyms: Galega officinalis, goat rue.





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"Goat's rue" Quotes from Famous Books



... are tough"—Tephrosia Virginiana—Catgut, Turkey Pea, Goat's Rue, or Devil's Shoestrings: Decoction drunk for lassitude. Women wash their hair in decoction of its roots to prevent its breaking or falling out, because these roots are very tough and hard to break; from the same idea ball-players ...
— The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees • James Mooney
... officinalis. GOAT'S RUE. The Herb.—This is celebrated as an alexipharmic; but its sensible qualities discover no foundation for any virtues of this kind: the taste is merely leguminous; and in Italy (where it grows wild) it is said to ...
— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury


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