Ratany

2 definitions found

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

  Ratany \Rat"a*ny\ (r[a^]t"[.a]*n[y^]), n. (Bot.)
     Same as {Rhatany}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Rhatany \Rhat"a*ny\, Rhatanhy \Rhat"an*hy\, n. [Sp. ratania,
     rata[~n]a, Peruv. rata[~n]a.]
     The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian
     plant ({Krameria triandra}). It is used in medicine and to
     color port wine. [Written also {ratany}.]
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     {Savanilla rhatany}, the root of {Krameria Ixina}, a native
        of New Granada.
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