pieplant, rhubarb
(noun) long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pieplant (plural pieplants)
A plant (Rheum rhaponticum) whose acid leafstalks are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.
Source: Wiktionary
Pie"plant`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant (Rheum Rhaponticum) the leafstalks of which are acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
