Rhatany
Rhatany , noun
[Sp. ratania, rataña, Peruv. rataña.]
The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant (Krameria triandra). It is used in medicine and to color port wine.
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Savanilla rhatany , the root of Krameria Ixina, a native of New Granada.
Also: Rhatanhy