Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Garden-rhubarb, Rheum Rhaponticum: so named from its use for pies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A plant (
Rheum Rhaponticum ) the leafstalks of which are acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
plant (Rheum rhaponticum) whoseacid leafstalks are used in makingpies ; thegarden rhubarb .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves
- noun long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
Etymologies
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pie + plant
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Examples
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The common rhubarb, or pieplant, on the other hand, was common in America, but it was not used medicinally.
Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997
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The common rhubarb, or pieplant, on the other hand, was common in America, but it was not used medicinally.
Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997
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Rhubarb, or pieplant, as it is more commonly called, is one of the hardiest and at the same time a most delicious fruit.
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November 26, 2010