| 单词 | rhatany |
| 释义 | rhatany[ rat-n-ee ] / ˈræt n i / noun, plural rhat·a·nies.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 ). the root of either of these plants, used as an astringent and tonic in medicine and also to color port wine. Origin of rhatanyFirst recorded in 1800–10; from New Latin rhatania, from American Spanish rataña, Portuguese ratánhia, from Quechua ratánya; the rh- is by analogy with Greek scientific terms beginning with rh-, e.g., rhododendron,rheumatic Words nearby rhatanyrhapsodic, rhapsodist, rhapsodize, rhapsody, Rhapsody in Blue, rhatany, rhathymia, Rhazes, r.h.b., rhd, Rh disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhatany
British Dictionary definitions for rhatanyrhatany / (ˈrætənɪ) / noun plural -nieseither of two South American leguminous shrubs, Krameria triandra or K. argentea, that have thick fleshy roots the dried roots of such shrubs used as an astringent Also called: krameria Word Origin for rhatanyC19: from New Latin rhatānia, ultimately from Quechua ratánya Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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