RHEUM PALMATUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rheum palmatum mean? 

• RHEUM PALMATUM (noun)
  The noun RHEUM PALMATUM has 1 sense:

1. long used for laxative properties

  Familiarity information: RHEUM PALMATUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHEUM PALMATUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Long used for laxative properties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chinese rhubarb; Rheum palmatum

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)

 Context examples 

The scientific name is Rheum palmatum or Rheum officinale.

(Chinese rhubarb, NCI Dictionary)

An herbal formula containing burdock root (Arctium lappa), Turkey rhubarb root (Rheum palmatum), sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), and slippery elm bark (Ulmus fulva) with potential immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities.

(Essiac, NCI Thesaurus)