- pieplant
- noun Date: 1838 garden rhubarb
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Pieplant — Pie plant , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Rheum Rhaponticum}) the leafstalks of which are acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pieplant — ☆ pieplant [pī′plant΄ ] n. [ PIE1 + PLANT] the rhubarb: so called from its use in pies … English World dictionary
pieplant — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pieplant — mišrusis rabarbaras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūgtinių šeimos daržovinis kultūrinis augalas (Rheum ×hybridum). atitikmenys: lot. Rheum ×hybridum angl. pieplant; rhubarb vok. Rhabarber; Rhapontik pranc. rhubarbe port. ruibarbo;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
pieplant — /puy plant , plahnt /, n. the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum. [1840 50, Amer.; PIE1 + PLANT] * * * … Universalium
pieplant — n. rhubarb, edible plant from the genus Rheum (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
pieplant — noun long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened • Syn: ↑rhubarb • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable, ↑veggie, ↑veg * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun chiefly dialect : rhubarb … Useful english dictionary
Wild pieplant — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rheum Rhaponticum — Pieplant Pie plant , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Rheum Rhaponticum}) the leafstalks of which are acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Andromeda polifolia — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
