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Definition of Goat rue

1. Noun. Tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goat Rue

Literary usage of Goat rue

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1904)
"M. Beringer suggests the preparation of a syrup of goat's rue from the fluid extract (also proposed by him, which see under " Fluid Extracts"), ..."

2. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"Something the look of a wild hairy pea has this goat's rue, and even so it cannot be claimed to be very pretty. The genus flourishes most luxuriously in ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1904)
"M. Beringer suggests the preparation of a syrup of goat's rue from the fluid ... The tops, including stems and leaves, of goat's rue (Galega officinalis, ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... used in bookbinding and for fine shoes, etc., consists of goatskin. Tawed goatskin is used for wash-leather, gloves, etc. Also called goat. goat's-rue ..."

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