- wall rue
- wall ruen.either of two small, delicate, light-green spleenwort ferns (Asplenium cryptolepis or A. rutamuraria) usually growing on cliffs or walls in North America and Europe
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Wall rue — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wall rue — Rue Rue, n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. ?; cf. AS. r?de.] 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. [1913 Webster] Then purged with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wall rue — wall′ rue n. pln a small fern, Asplenium rutamuraria, family Polypodiaceae, having fan shaped leaflets and growing on walls and cliffs … From formal English to slang
wall rue — noun small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America • Syn: ↑wall rue spleenwort, ↑Asplenium ruta muraria • Hypernyms: ↑spleenwort * * * noun or wall rue spleenwort … Useful english dictionary
wall rue spleenwort — noun small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America • Syn: ↑wall rue, ↑Asplenium ruta muraria • Hypernyms: ↑spleenwort * * * noun see wall rue … Useful english dictionary
wall rue — noun a small, delicate spleenwort (fern) which resembles rue, growing on walls and rocks. [Asplenium ruta muraria.] … English new terms dictionary
wall rue — a small, delicate fern, Asplenium rutamuraria, having fan shaped leaflets and growing on walls and cliffs. [1540 50] * * * … Universalium
wall rue — /ˈwɔl ru/ (say wawl rooh) noun a small delicate fern, Asplenium ruta muraria, growing on walls and cliffs …
Wall — Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wall barley — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
