rheum

n. runny discharge excreted from the mucous membranes; head cold, common type of infection of the upper respiratory tract

Rheum may refer to:Rheum (genus), the rhubarb plant.The medical term for the natural watery discharge from the eyes, which forms a crust on your eyelids during sleep(contrast to Mucopurulent discharge).
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Noun
1. rhubarb
(synonym) genus Rheum
(hypernym) dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
(member-holonym) Polygonaceae, family Polygonaceae, buckwheat family
(member-meronym) rhubarb, rhubarb plant

Noun
1. a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
(hypernym) discharge, emission

(n.)
A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose.
  

(n.)
A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
  

Synonyms and related words:
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