rhatany

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rhat·a·ny

also rat·a·ny (răt′n-ē)n. pl. rhat·a·nies also rat·a·nies 1. Any of several hemiparasitic herbs or shrubs of the genus Krameria of the Americas, having bilaterally symmetrical pink or purplish flowers and spiny fruit.2. The dried root of any of these plants, formerly used as an astringent, in various dental preparations, and as the source of a dye.

[From New Latin rhatania, from American Spanish ratania, of Quechua origin.]

rhatany

ratany

n, pl -nies1. (Plants) either of two South American leguminous shrubs, Krameria triandra or K. argentea, that have thick fleshy roots2. (Pharmacology) the dried roots of such shrubs used as an astringent Also called: krameria [C19: from New Latin rhatānia, ultimately from Quechua ratánya]

Rhatany

the name of several plant species of the genus Krameria of the family Krameriaceae (once included in the family Leguminosae). The plants include shrubs and perennial herbs with alternate entire or trifoliate leaves. The flowers, which are solitary or in racemes, are red or purple. There are approximately 25 species, distributed in subtropical North America and in South America as far south as Argentina and Chile.

单词	rhatany
释义	rhatany enUK rhat·a·ny also rat·a·ny (răt′n-ē)n. pl. rhat·a·nies also rat·a·nies 1. Any of several hemiparasitic herbs or shrubs of the genus Krameria of the Americas, having bilaterally symmetrical pink or purplish flowers and spiny fruit.2. The dried root of any of these plants, formerly used as an astringent, in various dental preparations, and as the source of a dye. [From New Latin rhatania, from American Spanish ratania, of Quechua origin.] rhatany or ratany n, pl -nies1. (Plants) either of two South American leguminous shrubs, Krameria triandra or K. argentea, that have thick fleshy roots2. (Pharmacology) the dried roots of such shrubs used as an astringent Also called: krameria [C19: from New Latin rhatānia, ultimately from Quechua ratánya] Rhatany enUK Rhatany the name of several plant species of the genus Krameria of the family Krameriaceae (once included in the family Leguminosae). The plants include shrubs and perennial herbs with alternate entire or trifoliate leaves. The flowers, which are solitary or in racemes, are red or purple. There are approximately 25 species, distributed in subtropical North America and in South America as far south as Argentina and Chile.
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