Rupee, rōō-pē′, n. an East Indian silver coin, nominally worth about 2s.—at present about 1s. 4½d. [Hind. rūpīyah—Sans. rūpya, silver.]
Rupert's-drop, rōō′perts-drop, n. a detonating bulb, or glass bubble—probably discovered by Prince Rupert (1619-82).
Rupestrine, rōō-pes′trin, adj. rock-inhabiting. [L. rupes, a rock.]
Rupia, rōō′pi-a, n. a severe form of skin disease, with flattish distinct bullæ or blebs, containing a serous, purulent, or sanious fluid, becoming thick scabs. [Gr. hrypos, filth.]
Rupicapra, rōō-pi-kap′ra, n. a genus of antelopes—the chamois.
Rupicola, rōō-pik′ō-la, n. a genus of rock-manikins or cocks of the rock.—adjs. Rupic′oline, Rupic′olous, growing or living among rocks. [L. rupes, a rock, colĕre, to inhabit.]
Ruppia, rup′i-a, n. a genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Naiadaceæ—to which Ditch or Tassel grass belongs. [From the 18th-cent. German botanist H. B. Ruppius.]
Rupture, rup′tūr, n. the act of breaking or bursting: the state of being broken: a breach of the peace: hernia (q.v.), esp. abdominal.—v.t. to break or burst: to part by violence.—v.i. to suffer a breach: (bot.) to dehisce irregularly.—adj. Rup′tile (bot.), dehiscent by an irregular splitting of the walls.—n. Rup′tion, a breach.—adj. Rup′tive.—n. Rup′tūary, a member of the plebeian class. [Fr.,—Low L. ruptura—L. rumpĕre, ruptum, to break.]
Rural, rōō′ral, adj. of or belonging to the country: suiting the country: rustic: pertaining to agriculture.—n. (obs.) a countryman.—ns. Ru′ral-dean, an ecclesiastic under the bishop and archdeacon, with the peculiar care of the clergy of a district; Ru′ral-dean′ery.—v.t. Ru′ralise, to render rural.—v.i. to become rural: to rusticate.—ns. Ru′ralism; Ru′ralist; Rural′ity.—adv. Ru′rally.—n. Ru′ralness.—adj. Ruridec′anal, pertaining to a rural dean or deanery. [Fr.,—L. ruralis—rus, ruris, the country.]
Rusa, rōō′za, n. a genus of East Indian stags. [Malay.]