Indian rhubarb

noun

Darmera peltata, a slow-spreading rhizomatous perennial flowering plant native to mountain streamsides in woodland in the western United States.

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umbrella plantHimalayan rhubarbDarmera peltataPeltiphyllum peltatumred-veined pie plantRheum australeRheum emodi
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Meanings

nounIndian rhubarb (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDarmera peltata, a slow-spreading rhizomatous perennial flowering plant native to mountain streamsides in woodland in the western United States.

    Synonyms: umbrella plant

  2. uncountableSynonym of Himalayan rhubarb.

    Synonyms: Himalayan rhubarb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDarmera peltata, a slow-spreading rhizomatous perennial flowering plant native to mountain streamsides in woodland in the western United States.

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umbrella plant

nounSynonym of Himalayan rhubarb.

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Himalayan rhubarb

More synonyms by meaning

nounrhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California

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umbrella plantDarmera peltataPeltiphyllum peltatum
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

nounAsian herb (Himalayas)

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Himalayan rhubarbred-veined pie plantRheum australeRheum emodi
Broader
rhubarbrhubarb plant
Also see
himalayan rhubarbumbrella plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

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