Meaning Of The Word Rhatany

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rhatany in American English
the strongly astringent root of any of several South American dicotyledonous plants (genus Krameria, family Krameriaceae, order Polygalales)
noun: either 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)

rhatany in British English
noun: either of two South American leguminous shrubs, Krameria triandra or K. argentea, that have thick fleshy roots

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