monk's rhubarb — noun Patience dock • • • Main Entry: ↑monk monk s rhubarb Patience dock • • • Main Entry: ↑rhubarb … Useful english dictionary
Monk's rhubarb — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monk's rhubarb — is not a rhubarb (Rheum), but refers to certain species of the closely related docks (Rumex): Rumex alpinus (Alpine Dock) Rumex patientia (Patience Dock) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
monk's-rhubarb — alpinė rūgštynė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūgtinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Rumex alpinus), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Rumex alpinus angl. alpine dock; monk s rhubarb; mountain rhubarb šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Rhubarb — Rhu barb, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. ??? (and ??) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian plant from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monk — Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monk bat — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monk bird — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monk seal — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turkey rhubarb — Rhubarb Rhu barb, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. ??? (and ??) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
