Krameria triandra

Krameria triandra
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}.] [1913 Webster]

{Savanilla rhatany}, the root of {Krameria Ixina}, a native of New Granada. [1913 Webster]


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  • Krameria — Kra*me ri*a, prop. n. [NL. So called after the German botanists, J. G. H. Kramer & W. H. Kramer.] (Bot.) A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which ({Krameria triandra}), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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