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Definition: ratany
Rhatany
\Rhat"a*ny\, Rhatanhy
\Rhat"an*hy\, n. [Sp. ratania,
rata[~n]a, Peruv. rata[~n]a.]
The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian
plant (
Krameria triandra). It is used in medicine and to
color port wine. [Written also
ratany.]
[1913 Webster]
Savanilla rhatany, the root of
Krameria Ixina, a native
of New Granada.
[1913 Webster]
