[ 'ratəni ]
■ noun a South American shrub whose roots yield an astringent extract used in medicine. [Genus Krameria .]
Origin
C19: from mod. L. rhatania , via Port. and Sp. from Quechua ratánya .
[ 'ratəni ]
■ noun a South American shrub whose roots yield an astringent extract used in medicine. [Genus Krameria .]
Origin
C19: from mod. L. rhatania , via Port. and Sp. from Quechua ratánya .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004