rhatany

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrætənɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rat′n ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rhat•a•ny  (rat′n ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. 
  1. Plant Biologyeither 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. Drugsthe root of either of these plants, used as an astringent and tonic in medicine and also to color port wine.
  • American Spanish rataña
  • Neo-Latin rhatania
  • 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rhatany, ratany /ˈrætənɪ/ n ( pl -nies)
  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
Also called: krameria Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin rhatānia, ultimately from Quechua ratánya
'rhatany' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
krameria - Brazilian rhatany - knotty rhatany - Pará rhatany - Peruvian rhatany

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