goat's rue

goat's rue (gts)

n.

1. A North American plant (Tephrosia virginiana) having large yellow flowers marked with purple and grouped in a terminal raceme or panicle.

2. A Eurasian plant (Galega officinalis) cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers or as food for livestock.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	goat's rue - perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone catgut, Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea hoary pea - a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods
	2.	goat's rue - tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally Galega officinalis, goat rue herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Galega, genus Galega - small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue