Spinach-rhubarb
[spin-ich-roo-bahrb] /ˈspɪn ɪtʃˌru bɑrb/
noun
1.
an Ethiopian plant, Rumex abyssinicus, of the buckwheat family, having leaves that are sometimes used as spinach and leafstalks sometimes used as rhubarb.
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