Rue

n.	1.	(Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. - Milton. They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. - Jer. Taylor.
	2.	Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. Goat's rue See under Goat. Rue anemone a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States. Wall rue a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.
v. t.	1.	To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. [imp. & p. p. Rued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruing.] I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. - Chapmen. Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. - Milton.
	2.	To cause to grieve; to afflict.
	3.	To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.
v. i.	1.	To have compassion. God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue. - Chaucer. Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. - Ridley.
	2.	To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. - Chaucer. Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. - Tennyson.
n.	1.	Sorrow; repetance.

Noun	1.	rue - European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy Synonyms: herb of grace, Ruta graveolens
	2.	rue - leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
	3.	rue - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" Synonyms: regret, ruefulness, sorrow
	4.	rue - (French) a street or road in France
Verb	1.	rue - feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about Synonyms: regret, repent

affliction, anguish, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, care, commiseration, compassion, compunction, contriteness, contrition, dole, grief, heartache, heartbreak, penance, penitently, remorse, remorsefulness, repent, repentance, rue the day, ruth, sympathy, woe