Rue

Rue - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

A garden herb (Ruta graveolens) which the Pharisees were careful to tithe (Luke 11:42), neglecting weightier matters. It is omitted in the parallel passage of Matt. 23:23. There are several species growing wild in Palestine. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes. It has a powerful scent, and is a stimulant. (See [541]MINT.)

Rue - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

RUE, v.t. ru. [L. rudo, to roar, to bray.]

To lament; to regret; to grieve for; as, to rue the commission of a crime; to rue the day.

Thy will chose freely what it now so justly rues.

RUE, v.i. To have compassion. [Not in use.]

RUE, n. Sorrow; repentance. [Not in use.]

RUE, n. ru. [Gr. L.]

A plant of the genus Ruta, of several species. The common garden rue is medicinal, as a stimulant and detergent.

roo (peganon): One of the plants mentioned in Lu 11:42 as subject to tithe: in the parallel passage, Mt 23:23, anise and cummin are mentioned. Ruta graveolens (Natural Order, Rutaceae) is the official rue, and a very similar species, R. chalepensis, is indigenous. Rue is a small shrub growing 2 to 4 ft. high with a heavy odor, disagreeable to Westerners, but a favorite with Orientals. A sprig of rue is often fixed on a child's cap or clothes as a kind of charm.