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RHEUM PALMATUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long used for laxative properties
Synonyms:
Chinese rhubarb; Rheum palmatum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rheum palmatum" is a kind of...):
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)