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Indian rhubarb

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Indian rhubarb

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 n
rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California
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 n
Asian herb (Himalayas)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Indian rhubarb
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n rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California

Synonyms:
Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum, umbrella plant
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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n Asian herb (Himalayas)

Synonyms:
Himalayan rhubarb, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi, red-veined pie plant
Type 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
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