Rhubarb
English Meaning
The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus Rheum and order Polygonaceæ.
- Any of several plants of the genus Rheum, especially R. rhabarbarum, having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible when sweetened and cooked. Also called pie plant.
- The dried, bitter-tasting rhizome and roots of Rheum palmatum or R. officinale of eastern Asia, used as a laxative.
- Informal A quarrel, fight, or heated discussion.