rheum

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A watery or thin discharge, of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose
{n} thin watery matter from the mouth
{i} runny discharge excreted from the mucous membranes; head cold, common type of infection of the upper respiratory tract
rhubarb
a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
A genus of plants
A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose
Rheum rhabarbarum
Rheum rhabarbarum or Rhubarb is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae
rheum palmatum
long used for laxative properties
rheumy
of, relating to, or producing rheum from the mucous membranes; watery
rheumy
{a} full of rheum, having sharp moisture
rheumy
of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
rheumy
If someone has rheumy eyes, their eyes are red and watery, usually because they are very ill or old
rheumy
Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum; affected with rheum
rheumy
moist, damp, wet (especially of air); "the raw and theumy damp of night air
rheumy
moist, damp, wet (especially of air); "the raw and theumy damp of night air"
rheumy
{s} pertaining to a thin runny discharge excreted by the mucous membranes; full of a thin runny discharge
salt rheum
in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema
salt rheum
A popular name, esp
rheum

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    [ 'rüm ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English reume, from Middle French, from Latin rheuma, from Greek, literally, flow, flux, from rhein to flow; more at STREAM.
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