# rhapontic

> English word · Noun · IPA /rəˈpɒntɪk/

## Definitions
1. The false rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)

## 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”).

## Source
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