rapontic

French

Etymology

From Latin rhaponticum, literally rha (“rhubarb”) ponticum (“Pontic; of the Black Sea”), from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”) and Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.pɔ̃.tik/

Noun

rapontic m (plural rapontics)

  1. rhapontic, false rhubarb
    Synonym: rhubarbe sauvage
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