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单词 ratanhia
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ratanhian.

Brit. /rəˈtɑːnɪə/, U.S. /rəˈtæniə/
Forms: 1800s ratinia, 1800s– ratanha, 1800s– ratanhia, 1800s– ratania, 1800s– rhatania.
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish ratania.
Etymology: < Spanish ratania, ratanhia, etc. (1797) < Quechua rataña creeping plant. Compare French ratanhia (1806 or earlier), Portuguese ratanha , ratânhia , ratânia (late 19th cent.), scientific Latin rhatania (see rhatany n.), all ultimately < Spanish. Compare slightly later rhatany n.Some of the forms in -nh- are perhaps influenced by Portuguese, but similar forms are attested in Spanish at an early date and apparently unexplained in that language. The form rhatania is probably after Latin.
The root of the plant rhatany, Krameria triandra, from which a medicinal extract is prepared (more fully ratanhia root); (also) the plant itself.
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1804 Capt. Moore in Naval Chron. 12 323 32 chests of ratinia.
1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 14 129 The root, bark, and extract of the ratanhia.
1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 1058 The well known Rattany, or Ratanhia root, of Chile, is the produce of a plant of this order.
1864 Times 21 Sept. 5/6 Among the minor exports likely to increase, is ratania, the root of a bush growing in the environs of Arequipa.
1917 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 19 July 2/4 The diarrhea must be combated by a potion with a basis of salicylate of bismuth and sirup of ratanhia.
1992 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. c10/3 The brand's silver-striped, blue, white and black package is decorated with silhouettes of chamomile, rhatania and myrrh plants.
1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 31 Oct. l5 The formula includes witch hazel, ratania root, a natural sun filter, and an aroma derived from..flower and plant essences.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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