单词 | english rhubarb |
释义 | > as lemmasEnglish rhubarb English rhubarb n. †(a) a kind of rhubarb (esp. Rheum rhaponticum) grown in England for its medicinal root; (also) the root of such a plant (obsolete); †(b) meadow rue, Thalictrum flavum, formerly considered to have purgative properties (obsolete); (c) the stalks of any of various varieties of garden rhubarb grown in England (cf. rhubarb n. 1b). ΚΠ 1697 M. Lister in Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 375 The Juice Extracted from the Roots of our English Rhubarb..is..a lean inflammable Gum. 1724 Index Mat. Med. 49 True Raphontick, or English Rhubarb. 1828 S. F. Gray Suppl. Pharmacopœia (ed. 4) i. 122 Meadow-rue, English rhubarb, T[halictrum] majus. Roots substituted for rhubarb, requires a double dose. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. 621 English rhubarb is obtained from R. Rhaponticum, and is now extensively employed in the hospitals of this country..but is not so active as the officinal kinds of rhubarb. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 530/2 English rhubarb root is sold at a cheaper rate than the Chinese rhubarb, and forms a considerable article of export to America. 1962 Times 27 Mar. 20/3 English Rhubarb, per lb., 1s, 6d. < as lemmas |
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