English > rhubarb: 2 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous. |
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| Synonym | rhubarb plant |
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| Member of | Rheum, genus Rheum | rhubarb |
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| Narrower | Chinese rhubarb, Rheum palmatum | long used for laxative properties |
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| Himalayan rhubarb, Indian rhubarb, red-veined pie plant, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi | Asian herb (Himalayas) |
| pie plant, garden rhubarb, Rheum cultorum, Rheum rhabarbarum, Rheum rhaponticum | long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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| Spanish | ruibarbo |
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| Catalan | ruibarbre |
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