rhubarb

rhu·barb  (rbärb)

n.

1. Any of several plants of the genus Rheum, especially R. rhabarbarum, having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible when sweetened and cooked. Also called pie plant.

2. The dried, bitter-tasting rhizome and roots of Rheum palmatum or R. officinale of eastern Asia, used as a laxative.

3. Informal A quarrel, fight, or heated discussion.

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[Middle English rubarbe, from Old French, from Late Latin reubarbarum, probably alteration (influenced by Greek rhon) of rhabarbarum : rha, rhubarb (from Greek rh, perhaps from Rh, the Volga River) + Latin barbarum, neuter of barbarus, barbarian, foreign; see barbarous.]

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rhubarb

Noun

1. a large-leaved plant with long green and red stalks which can be cooked and eaten

2. a related plant of central Asia, whose root can be dried and used as a laxative or astringent

interj, n

the noise made by actors to simulate conversation, esp. by repeating the word rhubarb [Old French reubarbe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rhubarb - long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened pieplant veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
	2.	rhubarb - plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous rhubarb plant herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Rheum, Rheum - rhubarb Himalayan rhubarb, red-veined pie plant, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi, Indian rhubarb - Asian herb (Himalayas) garden rhubarb, pie plant, Rheum cultorum, Rheum rhabarbarum, Rheum rhaponticum - long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves Chinese rhubarb, Rheum palmatum - long used for laxative properties

Translations

rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] n → ruibarbo

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rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] n → rhubarbe f

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rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] n → Rhabarber m

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rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] n → rabarbaro

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rhubarb

n rhubarb [ˈruːbaːb]

a large-leaved garden plant, the stalks of which can be cooked and eaten. rabarber راوَند ريباسي: نبات لِمُداواة المَعِدَه ревен reveň rabarber der Rhabarber ραβέντι ruibarbo rabarber ریوند چینی؛ ریواس رنگ لیمویی raparperi rhubarbe רִיבס रेवा चीनी rabarbara rebarbara nama pohon yang batangnya dapat dibuat makanan rabarbari rabarbaro だいおう 대황 rabarbaras rabarbers pokok rubarb rabarber rabarbra rabarbar ruibarbo rubarbă ревень rebarbora rabarbara rabarbara rabarber โกฐน้ำเต้า ravent 大黃 ревінь بڑی پتیوں والا ایک پودا جسے ادویات میں استعمال کیا جاتا ہے cây đại hoàng 大黄