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(1):

(n.) The large and fleshy leafstalks of Rheum Rhaponticum and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also pieplant.

(2):

(n.) The root of several species of Rheum, used much as a cathartic medicine.

(3):

(n.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus Rheum and order Polygonaceae.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rhubarb'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rhubarb.html. 1828.
 
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