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RHEUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rhubarb
Synonyms:
genus Rheum; Rheum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rheum" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Rheum"):
rhubarb; rhubarb plant (plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous)
Himalayan rhubarb; Indian rhubarb; red-veined pie plant; Rheum australe; Rheum emodi (Asian herb (Himalayas))
Holonyms ("Rheum" is a member of...):
buckwheat family; family Polygonaceae; Polygonaceae (a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rheum" is a kind of...):
discharge; emission (a substance that is emitted or released)
Derivation:
rheumy (moist, damp, wet (especially of air))
