noun
1. rhizomatous 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
• Syn: ↑umbrella plant, ↑Darmera peltata, ↑Peltiphyllum peltatum
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Darmera, ↑genus Darmera, ↑Peltiphyllum, ↑genus Peltiphyllum
2. Asian herb (Himalayas)
• Syn: ↑Himalayan rhubarb, ↑red-veined pie plant, ↑Rheum australe, ↑Rheum emodi
• Hypernyms: ↑rhubarb, ↑rhubarb plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rheum, ↑genus Rheum
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nounUsage: usually capitalized I
1. : himalayan rhubarb
2. [indian (II) 2] : a stout herb (Peltiphyllum peltatum) of the family Saxifragaceae of the Pacific coast of No. America with leaves that have edible petioles
Useful english dictionary. 2012.