RHATANY


Meaning of RHATANY in English

[ '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 .

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