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rhubarb
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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.

[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.]

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
Noun1.rhubarbrhubarb - long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
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.rhubarbrhubarb - plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous
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
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]
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 [ˈruːbɑːrb]
nrhubarbe f
modif [pie, crumble] → à la rhubarbe
a rhubarb tart → une tarte à la rhubarbe

rhubarb
nRhabarber m; “rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb (Theat, hum) → „Rhabarbarhabarbarhabarba“

rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb]
1. nrabarbaro
2. adj (jam, pie, tart) → di rabarbaro

rhubarb [ˈruːbɑːb]
1. nrabarbaro
2. adj (jam, pie, tart) → di rabarbaro

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 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

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


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