A toga of purple, or ornamented with purple horizontal
stripes. -- worn by kings, consuls, and augurs.
1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus Rheum and order Polygonaceæ. 2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of Rheum Rhaponticum and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also pieplant. 3. (Med.) The root of seve...
