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Word: Rhubarb
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting the rootstock of other plants of this genus used medicinally): from Old French reubarbe, from a shortening of medieval Latin rheubarbarum, alteration (by association with rheum ‘rhubarb’) of rhabarbarum ‘foreign rhubarb’, from Greek rha (also meaning ‘rhubarb’) + barbaros ‘foreign’
ˈruːbɑːb
the thick reddish or green leaf stalks of a cultivated plant of the dock family, which are eaten as a fruit after cooking
Short Definition:thick reddish or green leaf stalks of cultivated plant of dock family
Examples:- rhubarb pie
the large-leaved Eurasian plant which produces rhubarb.
Short Definition:large-leaved Eurasian plant which produces rhubarb
the noise made by a group of actors to give the impression of indistinct background conversation, especially by the random repetition of the word ‘rhubarb’.
Short Definition:noise made by group of actors to give impression of indistinct background conversation
a heated dispute
Short Definition:heated dispute
Examples:- rhubarbs often broke out among these less than professional players
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