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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