Chiretta

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chiretta \Chi*ret"ta\, n. [Hind. chir[=a][imac]t[=a].]
     A plant ({Agathotes Chirayta}) found in Northern India,
     having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a
     tonic and febrifuge.
     [1913 Webster]