rhubarb

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rhu·barb

noun \ˈrü-ˌbärb\

Definition of RHUBARB

1
: any of a genus (Rheum) of Asian plants of the buckwheat family having large leaves with thick succulent petioles often used as food; also : the petioles of rhubarb
2
: the dried rhizome and roots of any of several rhubarbs (as Rheum officinale and R. palmatum) grown in China and Tibet and used as a purgative and stomachic
3
: a heated dispute or controversy

Examples of RHUBARB

  1. The coach got into a rhubarb with the umpire.
  2. <a basketball coach whose ranting rhubarbs with officials are the stuff of legend>

Origin of RHUBARB

Middle English rubarbe, from Anglo-French reubarbe, from Medieval Latin reubarbarum, alteration of rha barbarum, literally, barbarian rhubarb
First Known Use: 15th century

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