About The Word Rheum
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Rheum
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What's The Definition Of Rheum?
[n] rhubarb
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rheum: genus Rheum Related Terms | Find terms related to Rheum: See Also | buckwheat family | dicot genus | family Polygonaceae | Himalayan rhubarb | Indian rhubarb | magnoliopsid genus | Polygonaceae | red-veined pie plant | Rheum australe | Rheum emodi | rhubarb | rhubarb plant Rheum In Webster's Dictionary \Rhe"um\ (r[=e]"[u^]m), n. [NL., from L. Rha the river
Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See {Rhubarb}.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants. See {Rhubarb}.
\Rheum\ (r[udd]m), n. [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. ???, fr. "rei^n to flow, akin to E. stream. See {Stream}, n., and cf. {Hemorrhoids}.] (Med.) A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose. I have a rheum in mine eyes too. --Shak. {Salt rheum}. (Med.) See {Salt rheum}, in the Vocab. |
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