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rheum |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rheic \Rhe"ic\, a. [NL. Rheum rhubarb, Gr ??? See {Rhubarb}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb ({Rheum}). [Obsoles.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rheum \Rhe"um\ (r[=e]"[u^]m), n. [NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See {Rhubarb}.] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See {Rhubarb}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rheum \Rheum\ (r[udd]m), n. [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr ???, fr "rei^n to flow, akin to E. stream. See {Stream}, n., and cf {Hemorrhoids}.] (Med.) A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose. I have a rheum in mine eyes too --Shak. {Salt rheum}. (Med.) See {Salt rheum}, in the Vocab. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF rubarbe rheubarbe reubarbare reobarbe LL rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum Gr ??? (and ??) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf {Barbarous}, {Rhaponticine}.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonace[ae]}. 2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}. 3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much as a cathartic medicine. {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}. {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Rheum n : rhubarb [syn: {Rheum}, {genus Rheum}]
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