The difference between Rhubarb and Tusky

When used as nouns, rhubarb means any plant of the genus rheum, especially , having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous), whereas tusky means rhubarb, sticks from that vegetable.

When used as adjectives, rhubarb means of the colour of rhubarb: either brownish-yellow (the colour of rhubarb rhizomes and roots used for medicinal purposes), or pale red (often the colour of the leafstalks of common rhubarb), whereas tusky means having tusks, especially prominent tusks.


Rhubarb is also verb with the meaning: of fighter aircraft: to fire at a target opportunistically.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rhubarb and Tusky

  1. Rhubarb as a noun:

    Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially , having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

  2. Rhubarb as a noun (often, attributive):

    The leafstalks of common rhubarb or garden rhubarb (usually known as Rheum × hybridum), which are long, fleshy, often pale red, and with a tart taste, used as a food ingredient; they are frequently stewed with sugar and made into jam or used in crumbles, pies, etc.

  3. Rhubarb as a noun:

    The dried rhizome and roots of (Chinese rhubarb) or (Tibetan rhubarb), from China, used as a laxative and purgative.

  4. Rhubarb as a noun (Britain, military, aviation, historical):

    A Royal Air Force World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter-bombers) involving low-level flight to seek opportunistic targets.

  1. Rhubarb as an adjective:

    Of the colour of rhubarb: either brownish-yellow (the colour of rhubarb rhizomes and roots used for medicinal purposes), or pale red (often the colour of the leafstalks of common rhubarb).

  1. Rhubarb as a verb (Britain, military, aviation):

    Of fighter aircraft: to fire at a target opportunistically.

  1. Rhubarb as a noun (originally, theater, uncountable):

    General background noise caused by several simultaneous indecipherable conversations, which is created in films, stage plays, etc., by actors repeating the word rhubarb; hence, such noise in other settings; rhubarb rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb.

  2. Rhubarb as a noun (US, originally, baseball, countable):

    An excited, angry exchange of words, especially at a sporting event.

  3. Rhubarb as a noun (US, originally, baseball, by extension, countable):

    A brawl.

  1. Rhubarb as a verb (intransitive, originally, theater):

    Of an actor in a film, stage play, etc.: to repeat the word rhubarb to create the sound of indistinct conversation; hence, to converse indistinctly, to mumble.

  2. Rhubarb as a verb (transitive):

    To articulate indistinctly or mumble (words or phrases); to say inconsequential or vague things because one does not know what to say, or to stall for time.

  1. Tusky as a noun (dialect, Yorkshire):

    rhubarb, sticks from that vegetable

  1. Tusky as an adjective:

    Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.

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