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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rhu•barb /ˈrubɑrb/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[uncountable] the fleshy leafstalks of a plant, used in making pies, preserves, etc.
- Slang Terms[countable]a quarrel or squabble.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rhu•barb (ro̅o̅′bärb),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Rheum, of the buckwheat family, as R. officinale, having a medicinal rhizome, and R. rhabarbarum, having edible leafstalks.
- Drugsthe rhizome of any medicinal species of this plant, forming a combined cathartic and astringent.
- Plant Biologythe edible, fleshy leafstalks of R. rhabarbarum, used in making pies, preserves, etc.
- Slang Termsa quarrel or squabble.
- Greek rhéon bárbaron foreign rhubarb
- Medieval Latin reubarbarum
- Old French r(e)ubarbe
- Middle English rubarb, reubarb 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rhubarb /ˈruːbɑːb/ n - 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
- the leafstalks of this plant
- 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
- US Canadian slang a heated discussion or quarrel
- the noise made by actors to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word rhubarb at random
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French reubarbe, from Medieval Latin reubarbum, probably a variant of rha barbarum barbarian rhubarb, from rha rhubarb (from Greek, perhaps from Rha ancient name of the Volga) + Latin barbarus barbarian |