ruibarbo

Definitions of ruibarbo
  1. noun
    long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
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    type of:
    hortaliza, verdura
    edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
  2. noun
    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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    type of:
    planta herbácea
    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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