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rhubarb |
2 definitions found 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]: rhubarb n 1: long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened [syn: {pieplant}] 2: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous [syn: {rhubarb plant}]
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