rhabarbarate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin rhabarbarum, an old name of rhubarb, + -ate.

Adjective[edit]

rhabarbarate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb.
    • 1835, London Medical and Surgical Journal:
      Rhabarbarate purges

References[edit]

“rhabarbarate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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