RHEUMS

Noun

rheums

plural of rheum

Anagrams

• hersum, musher

Source: Wiktionary


RHEUM

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



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