单词 | pie plant |
释义 | pie plant in British English (ˈpaɪ ˈplɑːnt) noun US informal rhubarb rhubarb in British English (ˈruːbɑːb) noun 1. 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. the leafstalks of this plant 3. 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 5. the noise made by actors to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word rhubarb at random verb 6. to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word rhubarb at random |
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