Rheum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rheum	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rheum n a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose) rhubarb Synonym(s): Rheum, genus Rheum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. [?][?][?] (and [?][?]) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. {Barbarous}, {Rhaponticine}.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonace[91]}. 2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}. 3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much as a cathartic medicine. {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}. {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rheic \Rhe"ic\, a. [NL. Rheum rhubarb, Gr. [?][?][?] See {Rhubarb}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb ({Rheum}). [Obsoles.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rheum \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.