rheum palmatum

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   long used for laxative properties

   SynonymsChinese rhubarb

   Broaderrhubarb

Questions about rheum palmatum

What does rheum palmatum mean?

rheum palmatum means "long used for laxative properties".

What is another word for rheum palmatum?

Close synonyms include Chinese rhubarb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rheum palmatum a common word?

rheum palmatum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.