meadow rue

mead·ow rue

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [med-oh roo]
- /ˈmɛd oʊ ru/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [med-oh roo]
- /ˈmɛd oʊ ru/

Definitions of meadow rue words

noun meadow rue 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. 1
noun meadow rue any ranunculaceous plant of the N temperate genus Thalictrum, esp T. flavum, having clusters of small yellowish-green, white, or purple flowers 0
noun meadow rue any of a genus (Thalictrum) of perennial plants of the buttercup family, with leaves like those of rue 0

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Origin of meadow rue

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Meadow rue

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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meadow rue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

meadow rue usage trend in Literature

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