A widely distributed plant of the buttercup family, with divided leaves and heads of small fluffy yellow flowers.
Genus Thalictrum, family Ranunculaceae: many species
Definition of meadow rue in US English:
meadow rue
nounˈmedō ˌro͞o
A widely distributed plant of the buttercup family that typically has divided leaves and heads of small fluffy flowers or delicate drooping flowers.
Genus Thalictrum, family Ranunculaceae: many species, including the Eurasian greater meadow rue (T. aquilegiifolium) and the early meadow rue (T. dioicum) of North American woods