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rhapontic

/rəˈpɒntɪk/

rhapontic noun: the false rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum).

Noun

rhapontic (countable and uncountable, plural rhapontics)

  1. The false rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)

Forms of rhapontic

pluralrhapontics

Origin of rhapontic

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”).

Questions about rhapontic

What does rhapontic mean?
Rhapontic means the false rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum).
What part of speech is rhapontic?
Rhapontic is a noun.
How do you pronounce rhapontic?
Rhapontic is pronounced /rəˈpɒntɪk/.
What is the plural of rhapontic?
The plural of rhapontic is rhapontics.

Words near rhapontic in the dictionary

  1. rhaphidophoridans
  2. rhaphidophorids
  3. rhaphis
  4. rhaphoneidacean
  5. rhaphoneidaceans
  6. rhapontic
  7. rhaponticin
  8. rhaponticine
  9. rhapontics
  10. rhapontigenin
  11. rhapontin

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