What's another name for rhubarb? The Story Behind the 'Pie Plant'
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Though botanically a vegetable, a 1947 U.S. court ruling officially declared rhubarb a fruit for import tariff purposes, forever blurring its culinary identity. This unusual plant, a perennial member of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), has a long history that has given it several interesting nicknames.
