资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe,
   reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum,
   Gr. ??? (and ??) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on
   whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the
   barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. {Barbarous},
   {Rhaponticine}.]
   1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the
      genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonace[ae]}.

   2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and
      other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid,
      and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}.

   3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much
      as a cathartic medicine.

   {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}.

   {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}.

Pieplant \Pie"plant`\, n. (Bot.)
   A plant ({Rheum Rhaponticum}) the leafstalks of which are
   acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Rheum rhaponticum
     n : long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked
         in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant}, {garden
         rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum}]