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herb of grace

noun

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

• Syn: ↑rue, ↑Ruta graveolens

• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ruta, ↑genus Ruta

• Part Meronyms: ↑rue

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noun (plural herbs of grace)

Etymology: so called from the association of rue (plant) with rue (repentance)

: rue

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herb of grace

see herb-grace.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.