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HIMALAYAN RHUBARB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Himalayan rhubarb mean?
• HIMALAYAN RHUBARB (noun)
The noun HIMALAYAN RHUBARB has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: HIMALAYAN RHUBARB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Asian herb (Himalayas)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Himalayan rhubarb; Indian rhubarb; red-veined pie plant; Rheum australe; Rheum emodi
Hypernyms ("Himalayan rhubarb" 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)
Holonyms ("Himalayan rhubarb" is a member of...):
genus Rheum; Rheum (rhubarb)
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