Rhe"um (?), n. [NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb.] Bot.
A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
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Rheum (?), n. [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. , fr. to flow, akin to E. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.] Med.
A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose.
I have a rheum in mine eyes too.
Shak.
Salt rheum. Med. See Salt rheum, in the Vocab.
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