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rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several temperate and subtropical plants of the polygonaceous genus Rheum, esp R. rhaponticum (common garden rhubarb), which has long green and red acid-tasting edible leafstalks, usually eaten sweetened and cooked 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the leafstalks of this plant 3. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a related plant, Rheum officinale, of central Asia, having a bitter-tasting underground stem that can be dried and used medicinally as a laxative or astringent 4. US and Canadian slang a heated discussion or quarrel interj & n & vb
the noise made by actors to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word rhubarb at random [from Old French reubarbe, from Medieval Latin reubarbum, probably a variant of rha barbarum barbarian rhubarb, from rha rhubarb (from Greek, perhaps from Rha ancient name of the Volga) + Latin barbarus barbarian] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] A. N 1. (Bot, Culin) → ruibarbo m 2. (Theat) palabra que se repite para representar la conversación callada en escenas de comparsas B. CPD [jam, pie, tart] → de ruibarbo rhubarb rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] 1. n → rabarbaro 2. adj (jam, pie, tart) → di rabarbaro rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb] 1. n → rabarbaro 2. adj (jam, pie, tart) → di rabarbaro 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 rhubarb rhubarbe רִיבס रेवा चीनी rabarbara rebarbara nama pohon yang batangnya dapat dibuat makanan rabarbari rabarbaro だいおう 대황(大黃) 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 rhubarb → عشب الراوند rebarbora rabarber Rhabarber ραβέντι ruibarbo raparperi rhubarbe rabarbara rabarbaro ルバーブ 장군풀 rabarber rabarbra rabarbar ruibarbo ревень rabarber พืชใบใหญ่มีก้านยาวสีเขียวและแดงใช้ทำอาหารได้ ravent cây đại hoàng 大黄 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| His breakfast consisted of a side-dish, a broiled fish with Reading sauce, a scarlet slice of roast beef garnished with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and a morsel of Cheshire cheese, the whole being washed down with several cups of tea, for which the Reform is famous. "Well," said the curate, "that and the second, third, and fourth parts all stand in need of a little rhubarb to purge their excess of bile, and they must be cleared of all that stuff about the Castle of Fame and other greater affectations, to which end let them be allowed the over-seas term, and, according as they mend, so shall mercy or justice be meted out to them; and in the mean time, gossip, do you keep them in your house and let no one read them. The large-leaved rhubarb and cabbage plants slept too, their broad limp surfaces hanging in the sun like half-closed umbrellas. |
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