plural of Ruta

Any of various insects of either species Adelges piceae or Adelges tsugae.

To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other. / (transitive) To scatter or insert something into or among other things.

(intransitive) To side with the Athenians. / (intransitive) To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.