meadow rue

noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Thalictrum, of the buttercup family, having leaves resembling those of rue, especially T. dioicum, of North America.

Origin of meadow rue

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby meadow rue

meadow mouse, meadow mushroom, meadow nematode, meadow parsnip, meadow pipit, meadow rue, meadow saffron, meadow salsify, meadow vole, meadowland, meadowlark

British Dictionary definitions for meadow rue

meadow rue

noun

any ranunculaceous plant of the N temperate genus Thalictrum, esp T. flavum, having clusters of small yellowish-green, white, or purple flowers