galega officinalis

1. 1.

   tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally

   Synonymsgoat's ruegoat rue

   Broaderherb

   Part ofGalega

Questions about galega officinalis

What does galega officinalis mean?

galega officinalis means "tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally".

What is another word for galega officinalis?

Close synonyms include goat's rue, goat rue. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is galega officinalis a common word?

galega officinalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.