pieplant
Americannoun
Usage
What does pieplant mean? Pieplant is another name for rhubarb—a plant with edible leafstalks that are known for their use in making pies and preserves.These stalks have a tart, tangy, sour flavor that’s often paired with sweet ingredients, such as in strawberry rhubarb pie.Example: Wow, I do love a good strawberry rhubarb pie—they don’t call it pieplant for nothing!
Etymology
Origin of pieplant
Example Sentences
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He sat by Cathy and chatted about the pieplant roots just come in.
From Literature
If only a vegetable man would come with a cart of red pieplant and green lettuce and offer his gaudy wares along the street, then the evidence of spring would be complete.
From Project Gutenberg
She could make bread and pieplant pie after a fashion that would make a man wish that he had been born earlier to enjoy more of them.
From Project Gutenberg
Rhubarb, or pieplant, as it is more commonly called, is one of the hardiest and at the same time a most delicious fruit.
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