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