rheum emodi

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rheum emodi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe,
     reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum,
     Gr. ??? (and ??) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on
     whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the
     barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. Barbarous,
     Rhaponticine.]
     1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the
        genus Rheum and order Polygonaceae.
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     2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of Rheum Rhaponticum and
        other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid,
        and are used in cookery. Called also pieplant.
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     3. (Med.) The root of several species of Rheum, used much
        as a cathartic medicine.
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     Monk's rhubarb. (Bot.) See under Monk.
  
     Turkey rhubarb (Med.), the roots of Rheum Emodi.
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rheum emodi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Rheum emodi
      n 1: Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: Himalayan rhubarb, Indian rhubarb
           , red-veined pie plant, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi
           ]