English Explanatory Dictionary

rhapontic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The false rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)

Pronunciation

/rəˈpɒntɪk/

Word forms

rhapontic rhapontics

Etymology

From Latin rhaponticum, literally rha (“rhubarb”) ponticum (“Pontic; of the Black Sea”), from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”) and Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea”).

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