Rhatany Definition
rat'nē
rhatany, rhatanies
noun
Any of several hemiparasitic herbs or shrubs of the genus Krameria of the Americas, having bilaterally symmetrical pink or purplish flowers and spiny fruit.
American Heritage
The strongly astringent root of any of several South American dicotyledonous plants (genus Krameria, family Krameriaceae, order Polygalales)
Webster's New World
Any of these plants.
Webster's New World
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Other Word Forms of Rhatany
Noun
Singular:
rhatany
Plural:
rhataniesOrigin of Rhatany
From New Latin rhatania from American Spanish ratania of Quechua origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Spanish ratania
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