rhubarbnoun
uk/ˈruː.bɑːb/us/ˈruː.bɑːrb/rhubarb noun (FOOD)
[ U ] a plant that has long, sour-tasting red and green stems that can be cooked and eaten as a fruit:
Have you ever eaten rhubarb crumble?
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Types of vegetable
- alfalfa
- allium
- artichoke
- arugula
- asparagus
- chicory
- corn on the cob
- cos lettuce
- courgette
- cress
- lettuce
- mooli
- new potatoes
- okra
- onion
- shiitake mushroom
- shitake mushroom
- spinach
- spring greens
- spring onion
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Types of fruit
rhubarb noun (ARGUMENT)
[ C ] US old-fashioned slang a loud argument
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Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- belligerent
- blow up
- bust up
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- disharmony
- dissonance
- feud
- fracas
- fray
- Mexican standoff
- quibble
- rivalry
- row 1
- shindig
- slanging match
- trouble
- tussle
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rhubarbexclamation
uk/ˈruː.bɑːb/us/ˈruː.bɑːrb/a word that is repeated many times in order to produce the sound of people talking when the meaning of the word is not important:
We had to stand at the back of the stage saying "rhubarb, rhubarb" in the crowd scenes.