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RHATANY
Etymology
Noun
rhatany (countable and uncountable, plural rhatanies)
The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant (Krameria lappacea, syn. Krameria triandra), used in medicine and to colour port wine.
Source: Wiktionary
Rhat"a*ny, Rhat"an*hy, n. Etym: [Sp. ratania, rataña, Peruv. rataña.]
Definition: 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.] Savanilla rhatany, the root of Krameria Ixina, a native of New Granada.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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