Category:Rhatany

Rhat"a*ny, rhat"an*hy, n. Etym: [sp. ratania, rataña, peruv. rataña.]

Defn: 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.