Rue (disambiguation)

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Rue is a strongly scented plant used medicinally and as a culinary herb

Rue may also refer to:

Plants

  • Rue genus, Ruta, species related to rue, often with common names that include the word "rue"
  • Rue family, Rutaceae, the botanical family to which rue belongs
  • Goat's rue, Galega officinalis, a plant in the Fabaceae family
  • Meadow rue, plants in the genus Thalictrum in the Ranunculaceae family
  • Syrian rue, Peganum harmala, a plant in the Nitrariaceae family
  • Wall rue, Asplenium ruta-muraria, a plant in the fern genus Asplenium

Places

  • Rue, "street" in French, featuring in many place names in France and elsewhere
  • Rue, Somme, a commune of the Somme department, France
  • Rue, Switzerland, a municipality of the canton of Fribourg
  • Rue, Norway, a village in Hol municipality, in Norway
  • Rue, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Other uses

  • Rue, a character in the Hunger Games trilogy]
  • Rue (ballad), a traditional British and Irish ballad
  • rue, ISO639 abbreviation for the Rusyn language of central Europe
  • Rue21, a clothing and accessories retailer
  • Roux, in cooking, a thickening agent
  • RUE is an acronym that stands for Rational Use of Energy, usually associated with RES (Renewable Energy Sources)

See also

  • La Rue (disambiguation)
  • Roo
  • Rooing
  • Roux
  • Ru (disambiguation)
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