rhatany

American  

[rat-n-ee] / ˈræt n i /

noun

plural

rhatanies

1. either of two South American shrubs belonging to the genus Krameria, of the legume family, K. tiandra knotty rhatany, or Peruvian rhatany or K. argentea Brazilian rhatany, or Pará rhatany.

2. the root of either of these plants, used as an astringent and tonic in medicine and also to color port wine.

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rhatany British  

/ ˈrætənɪ /

noun

1. either of two South American leguminous shrubs, Krameria triandra or K. argentea , that have thick fleshy roots

2. the dried roots of such shrubs used as an astringent

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Etymology

Origin of rhatany

First recorded in 1800–10; from New Latin rhatania, from Latin American Spanish rataña, Portuguese ratánhia, from Quechua ratánya; the rh- is by analogy with Greek scientific terms beginning with rh-, e.g., rhododendron, rheumatic

Example Sentences

For roughness or dryness, alum, oak sawdust, rhatany or kino.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

The catechu which is obtained in India from the Bonga differs from that obtained from the Acacia Catechu and is a tonic analogous to rhatany and cinchona.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

Glycerin 75 " Alcohol 500 " Tincture rhatany 20 " Spirit lavender 50 "   2.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various

The kino and the rhatany root are to be macerated in the alcohol for seven or eight days; and after filtration, the other articles are to be added.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

Krameria triandra.—This is one of the species that yield the rhatany roots of commerce.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William