rhubarb

• Sustantivo que designa una planta comestible de tallos largos, rosados o verdosos, de sabor ácido, que suelen cocerse con azúcar para preparar postres; las hojas son tóxicas.

A noun referring to a plant with long, pinkish or greenish leafstalks that are sour and typically cooked with sugar for use in desserts; the leaves are poisonous.

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1. Edible plant stalkB1formalculinary

   A plant with long, pinkish or greenish stalks that are sour in taste, typically cooked with sugar and used in desserts like pies and jams.

   Ruibarbo (tallo comestible)

   • She made a delicious rhubarb pie for the dessert.
   • Rhubarb stalks are often stewed with sugar to reduce their tartness.
   • You should only eat the stalks of rhubarb, as the leaves are toxic.

2. The plant itselfB1formalscientific

   A perennial plant that grows in clumps, with large leaves and long, edible stalks; the leaves are poisonous and should not be consumed.

   Ruibarbo (la planta)

   • Rhubarb grows well in cool climates and rich soil.
   • The gardener harvested the rhubarb from the patch in early spring.
   • Be careful when handling rhubarb leaves, as they contain oxalic acid.