canaigre

American  

[kuh-nahy-gree] / kəˈnaɪ gri /

noun

1. a plant, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the buckwheat family, found from Oklahoma to California, having clustered, tuberous roots that yield tannin.

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canaigre British  

/ kəˈnaɪɡə /

noun

1. a dock, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the southern US, the root of which yields a substance used in tanning

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Etymology

Origin of canaigre

1875–80, < Mexican Spanish

Example Sentences

In 1896 Utah gave a bounty on canaigre leather and silk culture.

From Popular Law-making by Stimson, Frederic Jesup

Manufactures.—The manufacturing industries are of relatively slight importance, though considerable promise attends the experiments with canaigre as a source of tannin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

The canaigre grows wild and is also cultivated.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Of late this plant has been attracting much notice under the name "canaigre," and it is hoped that it will prove a valuable substitute for tanbark.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth