PIEPLANT

pieplant, rhubarb

(noun) long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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