savanilla rhatany

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savanilla rhatany - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rhatany \Rhat"a*ny\, Rhatanhy \Rhat"an*hy\, n. [Sp. ratania,
     rata[~n]a, Peruv. rata[~n]a.]
     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.]
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     Savanilla rhatany, the root of Krameria Ixina, a native
        of New Granada.
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