Rhubarb

  • 11rhubarb — noun 1》 a large leaved plant of the dock family which produces thick reddish or green leaf stalks. [Rheum rhaponticum and related species.]     ↘the cooked leaf stalks of the rhubarb plant, eaten as a dessert. 2》 Brit. informal noise made by a… …

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  • 12rhubarb — ревень rhubarb extract экстракт ревеня rhubarb vinegar уксус из ревеня finger of rhubarb палочка ревеня medicinal rhubarb ревень лекарственный …

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  • 13rhubarb — Rheum palmatum or Rheum officinale. The root of this plant has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. It may have anti inflammatory and anticancer effects. Also called da huang, Chinese rhubarb, Indian rhubarb, and Turkish… …

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  • 14rhubarb — noun Etymology: Middle English rubarbe, from Anglo French reubarbe, from Medieval Latin reubarbarum, alteration of rha barbarum, literally, barbarian rhubarb Date: 15th century 1. any of a genus (Rheum) of Asian plants of the buckwheat family… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15rhubarb — Word used to describe anywhere you didn t originally intend to be, usually a roadside ditch or somewhere off of a sled or ATV trail. Occasionally, rhubarb functions as a verb. He got goin too fast and put er in the rhubarb or He got goin too fast …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 16rhubarb — Word used to describe anywhere you didn t originally intend to be, usually a roadside ditch or somewhere off of a sled or ATV trail. Occasionally, rhubarb functions as a verb. He got goin too fast and put er in the rhubarb or He got goin too fast …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 17rhubarb — /ˈrubab / (say roohbahb) noun 1. any of the herbs constituting the polygonaceous genus Rheum, as R. officinale, a plant with a medicinal rhizome, and R. rhaponticum, a garden plant with edible leafstalks. 2. the rhizome of any medicinal species… …

  • 18rhubarb — [“rubarb] n. a brawl, especially in a baseball game. □ There’s a noisy rhubarb down on the field. □ Ted got punched around a little bit in that rhubarb last week …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 19rhubarb — n. 1 a any of various plants of the genus Rheum, esp. R. rhaponticum, producing long fleshy dark red leaf stalks used cooked as food. b the leaf stalks of this. 2 a a root of a Chinese and Tibetan plant of the genus Rheum. b a purgative made from …

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  • 20rhubarb — rhu|barb [ˈru:ba:b US a:rb] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reubarbe, from Medieval Latin reubarbarum, from rha rhubarb (from Greek) + barbarus foreign ] 1.) a plant with broad leaves. It has thick red stems that can be cooked and… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English