Associations to the word «Rheum»

Wiktionary

RHEUM, noun. (uncountable) Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.]
RHEUM, noun. Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a cold, catarrh; rheumatism. [from 14th c.]
RHEUM, noun. (poetic) Tears. [from 16th c.]
RHEUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae   — the rhubarbs.

Dictionary definition

RHEUM, noun. A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose).
RHEUM, noun. Rhubarb.

Wise words

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Stephen King