Rheum, genus Rheum
(noun) rhubarb
rheum
(noun) a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rheum (countable and uncountable, plural rheums)
(uncountable) Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.]
Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. [from 14th c.]
(poetic) Tears. [from 16th c.]
• (dried rheum around eyes): crusty (slang), gound (UK dialectal), sleep, sleepy dust (informal)
Source: Wiktionary
Rhe"um, n. Etym: [NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
Rheum, n. Etym: [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.] (Med.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
