ruellieæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. ruelli (a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] Bot.: A tribe of Acanthacese. rüe-wõrt, s. [Eng. rue (1), s., and wort.] Bot. (pl.): The Rutacese (q. v.). ru-fěs-çent, adj. [Latin rufescens, pr. par. of IMG:content-0804.png:[blocks in formation] 2. To become sorrowful, penitent, or grieved. rûe (1), *rume, s. [Fr. rue ; Prov., Sp. & Port. rud a ; Lat. & Ital. rut a ; Gr.rhute =rue.] 1. Bot .: The genus Ruta (q. v.). The common Rue is Ruta grave ole us , a half-shrubby plant, two or three feet high, of a fetid odor, and an acrid taste. The bluish-green leaves are pinnate, the flowers yellow, the first that comes forth generally with ten stamens, the next with eight. A native of Southern Europe, but grown in gardens in the East and West Indies, America, . 2. Pharm .: Rue, or Rue-oil (q. v.), is a powerful topical stimulant, an antispasmodic, an emmenagogue, and perhaps an anthelmintic. It is used internally in flatulent colic, hysteria, epilepsy, ., and as an enema, and externally as a rubefacient.