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Definition of Meadow rue
1. Noun. Any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meadow Rue
Literary usage of Meadow rue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1892)
"... and on the river's bank opposite are wild rose-bushes dropping their petals,
pink and white, on forget-me-nots, wild blue geranium and meadow-rue. ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"С. BP Greater yellow Meadow-rue, with yellow Chives, and a fea green Leaf. 9.
... Rait Sjn. Small mountain Meadow-rue, with broader Leaves. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Same as meadow-street. meadow-rue (med'ö-rö), n. ... The root Flowering Branch
of the Male Plant of the Meadow-rue ..."
4. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"Early meadow-rue. After Britton and drawn from the Water. The Brown. white
water-buttercup collapses into a flabby bundle when lifted from the water, ..."
5. The Mysteries of the Flowers by Herbert Waldron Faulkner (1917)
"... and decorative plant of the same family, the Crowfoot, with flowers somewhat
similar. Like the clematis, the flowers of the tall meadow-rue are ..."
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