goat's rue
1. perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone • Syn: catgut, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana • Hypernyms: hoary pea 2. tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally • Syn: goat rue, Galega officinalis • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: Galega, genus Galega
|
|