Garden Rhubarb (Noun)
Meaning
Long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The tart flavor of garden rhubarb pairs well with sweet strawberries in a homemade pie.
- Garden rhubarb is often mistakenly referred to as a fruit, but it is actually a type of vegetable.
- She carefully selected the tender stalks of garden rhubarb for her famous rhubarb sauce.
- In the early spring, the garden rhubarb was one of the first edible plants to emerge from the ground.
- The garden rhubarb was cooked down with sugar and pectin to create a delicious homemade jam.