KRAMERIA

Etymology

Noun

krameria (plural kramerias)

Any member of the genus Krameria of rhatanies.

Source: Wiktionary


Kra*me"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. So called after the German botanists, J. G. H. & W. H. Kramer.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (K. triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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