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Goat's rue

noun

Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone. Synonyms: catgut, Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea.

Tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally. Synonyms: Galega officinalis, goat rue.

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"Goat's rue" Quotes from Famous Books

... are tough"—Tephrosia Virginiana—Catgut, Turkey Pea, Goat's Rue, or Devil's Shoestrings: Decoction drunk for lassitude. Women wash their hair in decoction of its roots to prevent its breaking or falling out, because these roots are very tough and hard to break; from the same idea ball-players ...

— The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees • James Mooney

Words linked to "Goat's rue" : Galega, Galega officinalis, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana, hoary pea, herb, herbaceous plant, genus Galega