What is the meaning of rhubarb?

noun

  • Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened.
  • 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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